Hungary and Slovakia to receive non-Russian oil supply from Croatia

"Croatia will not allow fuel supplies to Central Europe to be threatened," he wrote.

"We are ready to help solve the acute problem within EU laws and OFAC rules (U.S. sanctions on Russian oil - ed.). No one should be left without fuel."

Šušnjar stressed that the Adria pipeline is fully operational, removing any technical justification for relying on Russian oil.

"We fully respect our Ukrainian allies and the daily suffering they endure," he wrote.

"A barrel bought from Russia may appear cheaper to some countries, but helps fund war and attacks on Ukrainian people. It’s time to stop that war profiteering."

On Feb. 15, Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto and Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova asked Croatia to ensure the transit of Russian oil via Adria pipeline. Szijjarto accused Ukraine of refusing to restore transit through the Druzhba pipeline due to "political motives."

Slovak PM Robert Fico also blamed Ukraine for delaying the restart of Druzhba.

The Real Cause

Russian Strikes Ukraine's Foreign Ministry clarified on Feb. 12 that transit via Druzhba stopped on Jan. 27 solely due to a Russian missile strike on critical infrastructure in Brody (Lviv Oblast).

"By the way, Hungary expressed no protest to Russia regarding this. They couldn't even utter the word 'Russia'. Double standards in all their glory," Ukrainian FM Andrii Sybiha noted.