Zelensky Decries European 'Blackmail' Over Druzhba Oil Pipeline Row With Hungary

• •Zelensky accused European allies of 'blackmail' over the Druzhba oil pipeline, per BBC World and Politico EU.
• •The pipeline has been offline since a Russian attack in January, according to Politico EU.
• •The dispute has fueled a bitter row between Ukraine and Hungary, which depends heavily on Russian energy supplies.
• •Zelensky argued that restoring Russian oil flows through Ukraine would effectively amount to lifting sanctions on Moscow.
• •The shutdown removed a key Russian oil route into the EU but also cut supply to member states still reliant on it.

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