Orban appears to blame Kyiv for Serbian gas pipeline explosives find

AdvertisementUkraine warWorldEuropeOrban appears to blame Kyiv for Serbian gas pipeline explosives findSerbia’s president on Sunday said explosives ‘of devastating force’ were found on the Balkan Stream pipeline that transports Russian gas 2-MIN READ2-MIN ListendpaPublished: 2:46am, 6 Apr 2026Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday appeared to suggest Ukraine was involved in planning an act of sabotage after Serbia reported finding explosives on a gas pipeline used to transport Russian natural gas to the two countries. Earlier on Sunday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said explosives “of devastating force” were found on the Balkan Stream pipeline near the village of Velebit on the Hungarian border.The pipeline transports Russian natural gas from Turkey via Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary.AdvertisementVucic and Orban – who are both friendly towards Russia and maintain good bilateral relations – discussed the matter by phone and said investigations were continuing. Orban said Hungary’s defence council would hold an emergency session to discuss the matter.Orban under pressureHungary is expected to hold a parliamentary election on April 12 and polls suggest Orban’s Fidesz party could lose out to the conservative opposition Respect and Freedom Party (Tisza). AdvertisementAdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x