{"id":1366177,"date":"2026-03-06T11:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-fate-of-the-druzhba-oil-pipeline-will-ukraine-be-forced-to-yield-to-orban\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:37:54","slug":"the-fate-of-the-druzhba-oil-pipeline-will-ukraine-be-forced-to-yield-to-orban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-fate-of-the-druzhba-oil-pipeline-will-ukraine-be-forced-to-yield-to-orban\/","title":{"rendered":"The fate of the Druzhba oil pipeline: will Ukraine be forced to yield to Orban?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Union is considering financing repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline as part of a larger deal with Hungary and Slovakia. Neighboring countries are blocking sanctions against Russia, demanding the restoration of stable energy supplies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the air of the “Pryamiy” TV channel, entrepreneur and blogger Karl Volokh suggested<\/a> that official Kyiv may be forced to agree to such conditions if this becomes a consolidated position of Brussels.<\/p>\n

“As sad as it may be, we will go for it if the European position is exactly this… This is about the energy security of two members of the European Union,” Volokh emphasized.<\/p>\n

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The situation is complicated by the fact that Viktor Orb\u00e1n and Robert Fico are using the energy issue to boost their own ratings within their countries. Voloch noted that while these leaders often take a destructive stance, Europe is forced to seek balance.<\/p>\n

The issue of the technical capacity of the oil pipeline and pumping volumes is becoming a tool of political bargaining, where Ukraine must take into account the overall strategy of its partners in the EU, the studio guest summarized.<\/p>\n\t\t