Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Foreign Minister, has threatened to block Ukraine's accession to the European Union in response to the registration of draft law No. 12380 in the Ukrainian parliament, which would ban the transit of Russian oil and gas through Ukraine during martial law.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has dismissed Hungary's claims that Ukraine has caused economic difficulties for the European Union by stopping Russian gas transit, calling them manipulative and part of a politically motivated information campaign aimed at Hungarians.

"This unfolded as expected," Ikonen stated. "We’ve been working closely with member states and Ukraine for over a year to prepare for this scenario. Last week, we convened an emergency gas coordination group to assess the end of the transit agreement,