Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has dismissed Hungary's claims that Ukraine has caused economic difficulties for the European Union by stopping Russian gas transit, calling them manipulative and part of a politically motivated information campaign aimed at Hungarians.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has accused Ukraine of putting the European Union in a difficult economic situation by stopping the transit of Russian gas. Source: Szijjártó on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda Details: Szijjártó said that "even the most fanatical Brussels officials" cannot deny that the competitiveness of the European Union has "deteriorated sharply" in recent years.

"This unfolded as expected," Ikonen stated. "We’ve been working closely with member states and Ukraine for over a year to prepare for this scenario. Last week, we convened an emergency gas coordination group to assess the end of the transit agreement,