Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday (26 February) accused Ukraine of threatening Europe’s energy security by halting oil flows through the Druzhba oil pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia.
Speaking in Moscow, Zakharova said, “No doubt, these actions threaten the energy security of these countries and of the European continent as a whole.”
She stated that the alleged attacks had “understandably provoked outrage” in Hungary and Slovakia, describing them as “a direct infringement on their sovereignty”.
“In this context, the lack of an appropriate response from European institutions which are supposed to protect the interests of their member states, and the absence of any reaction to the Ukrainian attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline are hardly surprising,” she added.
“Nobody is surprised. They are used to it. Everyone knows that no matter what the Kyiv regime does, no one in Brussels will condemn it. And why? Because whose money is the Kyiv regime using to do all this? Brussels’ money,” Zakharova concluded.
Ukraine says the pipeline was damaged by Russian strikes on 27 January, and repairs have not yet been completed because reconstruction work has been made difficult by ongoing Russian attacks.
Kyiv has told the European Commission and EU officials that the damage included destruction of pipeline equipment and infrastructure that cannot be quickly fixed, and Ukraine has proposed alternative routes such as transporting non-Russian crude via the Odesa-Brody pipeline while Druzhba is under repair.
The European Commission has noted that work is ongoing but subject to the security situation and has asked Ukraine to accelerate repairs, though there is no clear timeline for resumption of full service.
Separately, a Ukrainian security official said on 23 February that Kyiv had used drones to strike a key Russian pumping station serving the Druzhba pipeline.
Hungary this week blocked new EU sanctions on Russia and an EU loan package for Ukraine in response to the stoppage.
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China’s military said on Friday it had conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea from 23 to 26 February, accusing the Philippines of “disrupting” regional peace and stability by organising joint patrols with countries outside the region.
U.S.-brokered talks on the Russia–Ukraine war ended in Geneva on Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying there is “more readiness” for the next trilateral meeting and that it is likely to be held in Abu Dhabi in early March, though the date has not been finalised.
A third round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.S. concluded in Geneva on Thursday, with Omani mediators reporting “significant progress” but no final agreement.
Iran’s top diplomat said that the next round of nuclear talks is expected in less than a week after what he described as “progress in the most serious exchanges” between Tehran and Washington. The statement follows the third round of nuclear talks on Thursday (26 February) in Geneva.
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state has risen to 46, authorities said, with 21 people still reported missing. The storms triggered landslides and widespread flooding, displacing thousands across Juiz de Fora and Uba.
UK police have concluded searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former residence in Windsor Great Park as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office.
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says it will provide on-site passport and consular services to settlers based in the West Bank on Friday 27 February. The move marks the first time American consular officials have offered such services to settlers, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
The situation in Cuba was heating up and called for restraint following a deadly incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat off the coast of the Caribbean island, the Kremlin said on Thursday (26 February).
A group of sick and injured Palestinians and their caregivers left Gaza through the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday (25 February) for medical treatment abroad, as limited evacuations continue under tight restrictions.
China’s military said on Friday it had conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea from 23 to 26 February, accusing the Philippines of “disrupting” regional peace and stability by organising joint patrols with countries outside the region.
U.S.-brokered talks on the Russia–Ukraine war ended in Geneva on Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying there is “more readiness” for the next trilateral meeting and that it is likely to be held in Abu Dhabi in early March, though the date has not been finalised.
Iran’s top diplomat said that the next round of nuclear talks is expected in less than a week after what he described as “progress in the most serious exchanges” between Tehran and Washington. The statement follows the third round of nuclear talks on Thursday (26 February) in Geneva.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday thanked FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, for reaffirming that the country’s 2026 World Cup host venues will remain unchanged, following violence that erupted after the killing of a major cartel leader.
A student from Azerbaijan was detained by U.S. immigration agents inside a Columbia University residential building on Thursday morning, was released later the same day after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised her case directly with President Donald Trump.
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