Significant damage reported: Ukraine attacks Druzhba pipeline again:

If the Druzhba pipeline is not in operation, and the sanctions package is on the table for approval, we will not approve it.

— As quoted by Denník N, Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár told Members of Parliament about the Druzhba pipeline and the planned sanctions package.

Now new measures are necessary to break the oil blockade and ensure the security of Hungary's energy supply.

— Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, in a Facebook video.

Blocking this huge military gift to Ukraine is a legitimate tool to achieve the restoration of oil supplies.

— Robert Fico, speaking in a Facebook video on March 8, outlining Slovakia’s stance to block the EU loan to Ukraine tied to the Druzhba pipeline.

From today, the Ukrainian side will receive no support if it appeals for help to stabilize the Ukrainian energy grid to Slovakia. The measure will be lifted only when oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia resumes.

— Robert Fico, in a statement

Hungary cannot guarantee the energy security of another country as long as its own supply is compromised.

— Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs, at a government press conference.

Kiev wants to put pressure on Hungary to abandon its resistance to Ukraine's future EU accession.

— Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia, regarding the political tensions surrounding oil supplies.

This is another attempt to drag us into the war. It will not succeed. We continue to support the efforts for peace with all our strength and defend our national interests.

— Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó commented on the drone attacks on the Druzhba pipeline.