Szijjarto says no alternative to Russian oil supplies to Hungary through Ukraine

There is no alternative to supplies of Russian oil to Budapest through Ukrainian territory, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, adding that the Hungarian side has no infrastructure for replacing them.

"To buy oil or gas from different sources one needs pipes, a built-out infrastructure, and if it's not there, and no-one helps us to acquire it  we can't enjoy the freedom diversification gives us," Reuters quoted Szijjarto as saying. This is the reason why there is currently no alternative to supplies of oil from Russia to Budapest through Ukrainian territory, according to the Hungarian minister.