Volodymyr Zelensky says "What’s the point of rebuilding" about the damaged oil pipeline to Hungary

On Feb. 20, Hungary said it would block a 90-billion-euro European Union loan for Ukraine, citing the continued interruption of oil shipments through a damaged pipeline running across Ukraine that carries Russian crude to Hungary. Five days later, President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the pipeline’s reconstruction. According to the article, Ukraine was not then facing imminent insolvency, and its stance reflected political calculations, including reluctance to help a Hungarian government opposed to EU support for Kyiv and an effort to influence Hungary’s April election. After that vote, Ukraine allowed the oil to move again, Hungary dropped its objection, and the loan’s first 3.2-billion-euro budget installment arrived on June 25.