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Hungary and Ukraine trade accusations over planned inspection visit related to the Druzhba oil pipeline

First covered Wednesday, March 11, 2026Business & MarketsWell-covered

The Facts

  • Hungary and Ukraine are in a public dispute over a planned visit by a Hungarian delegation to Ukraine related to inspecting the Druzhba oil pipeline.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he did not know about the planned visit by the Hungarian delegation.
  • Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó publicly accused Zelenskyy of lying and said Ukraine had been informed via an official note about the planned visit.
  • A Ukrainian presidential adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, responded that official visits require agreement and are not arranged by a unilateral note.
  • Ukraine sent an official reply indicating the proposed dates for the Hungarian delegation’s visit were not acceptable and suggested coordinating new dates through diplomatic channels.
  • The Hungarian delegation referenced in the dispute was to be led by Gábor Csépek, a deputy minister/state secretary in Hungary’s Ministry of Energy, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry note cited by Ukrainian media.

Context

What is the Druzhba pipeline and why is it central to this dispute?

The Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline is an oil pipeline at the center of a Hungary–Ukraine dispute because Hungary says it wants to send a delegation to Ukraine to check the pipeline’s condition, while Ukraine says the proposed visit was not properly coordinated. newsORF.at,Spiegel Online,Українська …

What exactly is Ukraine’s position on the proposed Hungarian delegation visit?

Ukraine says the visit was not coordinated in an acceptable way: in an official note, Ukraine stated the proposed dates were unacceptable and asked Hungary to agree new dates via diplomatic channels. N-tv,Українська …

What did Hungary say in response to Zelenskyy’s statement that he knew nothing about the trip?

Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, accused Zelenskyy of lying and said Ukraine had been informed through an official note about the planned visit. newsORF.at,Spiegel Online,Kronen Zeitung

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