Ukraine pledges not to attack the Turkish Stream.

According to RIA Novosti on February 11, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, in an interview with RIA Novosti, stated that Ukraine has committed not to attack the infrastructure of the Turkish Stream pipeline. This is also one of the assurances Hungary received from the European Commission (EC) regarding energy security, and the EC itself has committed to "very quickly" beginning negotiations on the transit of natural gas through Ukraine.

"We were presented with a list of assurances on three issues. Firstly, Ukraine must not stop the transit of energy through its territory. Secondly, they will not attack the infrastructure of the Turkish Stream. Thirdly, negotiations on resuming gas transit through Ukraine will begin very quickly,” the Hungarian Foreign Minister said.

Earlier, Mr. Szijjarto stated that Budapest had received the necessary energy security guarantees from the EC; otherwise, Hungary would refuse to extend EU sanctions against Russia. According to the Hungarian Foreign Minister, the EC has taken on the obligation to protect the gas and oil pipelines through which Russian raw materials are supplied to EU member states, and has demanded that Ukraine provide guarantees to maintain the supply of oil to the EU.

Previously, Ukraine attempted to attack Turkish Stream infrastructure. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, in January, Ukraine attempted to attack the Russkaya gas compression station in Gai-Kodzor, Krasnodar region, using nine drones. The aim of the attack was to cut off the gas supply through the Turkish Stream pipeline. All drones were shot down, and debris from one caused minor damage to the station's building and equipment.

The agreement for supplying Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine expired on December 31, 2024. Kyiv rejected the possibility of extending the agreement, even for purchases by third countries. As a result, Gazprom stopped pumping gas from 8:00 AM (Moscow time) on January 1, 2025, emphasizing that it had lost the technical and legal capacity to supply gas for transport through its neighbor.