Zelensky calls EU pressure on Russian oil pipeline 'blackmail'

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky labeled EU pressure to reopen the Druzhba oil pipeline, carrying Russian supplies, as 'blackmail'.
• Zelensky stated he is against restoring Russian oil supplies and views conditions linking it to weapons as blackmail.
• The Druzhba pipeline, damaged in January, is crucial for Hungary and Slovakia, who threaten to block EU aid to Ukraine if it's not reopened.
• The European Commission has proposed a mission to inspect the pipeline damage, adding further pressure on Kyiv.
• Zelensky also criticized Hungary for spreading anti-Ukrainian sentiment and expressed concern about US attention shifting to West Asia.