Robert Fico and Viktor Orbán Threaten Ukraine Over Russian Oil

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have threatened to cut critical electricity supplies to Ukraine unless Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline resumes.The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry accused both nations of blackmail after Robert Fico issued a two-day ultimatum following a month-long disruption caused by a Russian drone strike on January 27.Hungary continues to block a planned €90B EU loan to support the Ukrainian economy until crude oil deliveries to Central Europe are restored.