Orbán and Robert Fico Halt Diesel Exports as Energy Dispute Escalates

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico halted diesel exports to Ukraine after activating emergency oil reserves due to the disruption of Russian crude through the Druzhba pipeline.The leaders accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of using the energy transit as political blackmail, despite Ukrainian claims that Russian strikes near Brody damaged the infrastructure.While Robert Fico threatened to withdraw emergency electricity supplies, Croatian officials rejected a proposal to use the Adria pipeline due to high costs and potential USA sanctions.