Hungarian Prime Minister accused Brussels of disrupting the implementation of the “South Stream” – Russian newspaper

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused the European Union in the disruption of the project” South Stream “, reports Reuters.

“The EU continually worked to derail this project,” – said Orban.

The prime minister compared Hungary with David fought Goliath in the form of the European Union. Hungary, as noted by Reuters, trying to ensure energy security of the country by participating in the “South Stream”. Budapest was hoping to get gas, bypassing Ukraine, said the news agency.

In the case of the “South Stream” Hungary was to become an important link in the transit of Russian gas to Austria. The pipeline was planned to be routed through the territory of Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Austria, Italy and Slovenia. On it was supposed to deliver to Europe 67 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Recall that this week, Russia announced the termination of work on the “South Stream”. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in the current environment, our country will not implement this project.