“My Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov told me over the phone that Ukrainian drones had attacked the Raskaya Station, the key compressor station of the Turktre gas pipeline. The three drones were neutralized by Russian air defense. Szijjarto wrote on Facebook.
“Because energy security is a matter of sovereignty, such attacks should be viewed as an attack on sovereignty. The European Commission recently issued an assurance that Ukraine will not target the infrastructure of the gas pipeline leading to the European Union.
In February, Hungary received an energy security guarantee from the European Commission. They will cover negotiations with Ukraine on resuming Russian gas transport to Central Europe, continuing Russian oil transport through the Durzva pipeline, and non-attacking of the Torkstream pipeline by the Ukrainian forces, and fueling Hungary from Russia. Hungary has binding on compliance with these requirements to the issue of widespread EU sanctions against Russia and the launch of consultations with Ukraine on joining the association.
Hungary continues to receive most of the gas under a long-term contract with Gazprom through its torque stream pipeline and its branches through Bulgaria and Serbia. Hungary estimates that this reached 5.6 billion cubic meters in 2023, but reached a record high of 7.6 billion cubic meters in 2024.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Lavrov had explained to his Hungarian counterparts about an attempted attack on Ukraine’s torque stream infrastructure. The conversation took place at an initiative on the Hungarian side. Overnight on February 28, Kiev tried to attack the station again, attempting to guarantee a gas supply through Turktreme. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukrainian forces used three UAVs in the attack. The drone was shot down at a safe distance from the station.
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