France, March 25 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country is a major gas supplier to Ukraine, has accused Kyiv of delaying repairs to the pipeline, effectively halting the flow of Russian oil to Hungary and its neighbour Slovakia.

"To break the oil blockade and guarantee the security of Hungary's energy supply, new measures are now necessary," Orban said in a video posted on Facebook.

"We are gradually halting gas shipments from Hungary to Ukraine and storing the remaining gas here domestically. Until Ukraine supplies oil, it will receive no gas from Hungary," he added.

Ukrainian authorities have said the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, which crosses its territory, was damaged by Russian airstrikes on 27 January.

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