Hungary FM: Ukrainians Will Run Out of Money Before We Run Out of Oil

No progress is expected in the Druzhba oil pipeline issue until the April elections, but if the current government remains in power, Ukraine will be forced to make an agreement, as their money will run out before our oil does, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on Tuesday said on Tuesday.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (Source: Facebook)

Peter Szijjarto said the war was a business model in Ukraine today.

So the money that Ukrainians receive from the European Union because of the war is more than what the Ukrainian economy can produce in peacetime. So far, the Ukrainians have received 193 billion euros from the European Union over the past four years,

he said.

"They live off what they get from the EU. And, how can I put it, their lifestyle reflects that. That's why this 90 billion euro war loan, so to speak, is important to them because they are running out of money. And if it becomes clear that they will have to deal with us for at least another four years, then they will have to come to an agreement immediately after the election," he stressed.

Cover photo: Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (Source: Facebook)