Minister calls on EC to take steps against Ukrainian oil restrictions

“Brussels is silent”, even though the measure is putting the energy security of two member states at risk, and is “a cristal clear violation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement,” Peter Szijjarto said.

Brussels is either too weak to push through the interests of two member states against a membership candidate, “or the whole idea was conceived in Brussels rather than Ukraine, and it is the European Commission, rather than the Ukrainian government, that wants to blackmail two pro-peace countries opposing weapons deliveries,” he said.

Szijjarto said: “The European Commission and personally Ursula von der Leyen must immediately show their true colours: was the oil delivery ban requested from Brussels? If it wasn’t, why has the EC not taken action for over a week?”