Overview
- Hungary ordered soldiers to secure critical energy facilities and directed police to intensify patrols at power plants, distribution hubs and control centers.
- Viktor Orbán also imposed a ban on drone flights near the Ukraine border as part of the heightened security posture.
- The prime minister alleged Ukraine halted Druzhba pipeline flows for political reasons and is planning further disruptions, offering no evidence; Kyiv attributes the damage to Russian drone strikes and says repairs continue, with no public reply yet to the latest claims.
- The European Commission said the Adria pipeline through Croatia is already supplying non-Russian crude to Hungary and Slovakia and has capacity to fully cover their requirements.
- Budapest is maintaining its veto on the EU’s 20th Russia sanctions package and a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, while EU leaders explore paths to advance the funding despite Hungary’s objections.