Zelensky's move also sparked reactions internationally. President Donald Trump sent Orban a letter calling him a “friend” and expressing disapproval that the Kyiv leadership, funded by the United States, is endangering the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia.

Hungary and Slovakia have issued a joint letter to the European Union sharply criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after Ukrainian drones struck the Druzhba oil pipeline — a key energy lifeline for Central Europe.

The foreign ministers of Slovakia and Hungary have issued a complaint to the European Commission in connection with attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline which have halted supplies of Russian oil to both countries.

The European Commission is in contact with Slovakia and Hungary after they appealed to it following the attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline, calling it a threat to Russian oil supplies. Source: European Pravda,

Friday, August 22edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in a few minutes. Slovakia and Hungary turn on Kyiv over Druzhba attacks Slovakia and Hungary have sent a joint letter to the European Commission protesting attacks by Ukrainian forces on the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia,

Donald Trump condemned Ukraine’s recent attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which undermines the energy security of two EU and NATO member states, Hungary and Slovakia. For historical and geographical reasons, our countries have no alternative means of importing oil other than… pic.twitter.com/qkfebGA0IU

Drlička compared the situation in Slovakia to Hungary, where that country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has clamped down enormously on the cultural sector since he returned to power in 2010 and ...