Europe is heading toward a massive energy crisis at great speed, said Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a live video after the defense council. According to him, in recent years, the Ukrainians have sought to cut off Russian oil and gas supplies to Europe, and their attacks include the recent attempted terrorist act foiled by the Serbs.

On Sunday morning, the Serbian press reported that suspicious objects were found near Oromhegyes, close to Magyarkanizsa, near the Serbian-Hungarian gas pipeline called TurkStream. Serbian police and military were deployed to the site, using drones, thermal cameras, tracking dogs, and helicopters, and several streets were closed.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić then said that high-powered explosives and fuses were found at the pipeline. Vučić informed Viktor Orbán about the “endangerment of critical gas infrastructure.”

Péter Magyar, chairman of the Tisza Party, called on Orbán on Facebook to invite him to the defense council meeting, saying that “whoever organized this provocation, the situation that has arisen will have to be resolved by the TISZA government.”

In the video, Szijjártó said that at the defense council meeting, the Prime Minister ordered that the Hungarian section of TurkStream be placed under military protection, with soldiers guarding the pipeline and transfer points from the Serbian-Hungarian border to the Hungarian-Slovak border.

He also said that he had spoken by phone with the Serbian and Turkish energy ministers and the Russian deputy energy minister, agreeing that the pipeline must be physically protected more decisively than ever before.

After the defense council meeting, Viktor Orbán also posted a video in which he said roughly the same as Szijjártó and confirmed that the Hungarian section of TurkStream would be placed under military protection.

“Based on the information available, a sabotage action was being prepared,” he said, adding that no injuries occurred and the pipeline is operating normally. The Serbs have reinforced the protection of the gas pipeline.

According to the Prime Minister, Serbian authorities are investigating, and Hungarian authorities are in continuous contact with them. “European countries need Russian energy and will need it even more. Ukraine has been working for years to cut Europe off from it,” he said. According to him, Ukraine’s efforts pose a life-threatening risk to Hungary.

Several politicians and experts have commented on the incident reported by the Serbs, summarized in a separate article.

RU POV: Szijjártó: We place the Hungarian section of TurkStream under military protection - Telex