Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has dismissed Hungary's claims that Ukraine has caused economic difficulties for the European Union by stopping Russian gas transit, calling them manipulative and part of a politically motivated information campaign aimed at Hungarians.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has accused Ukraine of putting the European Union in a difficult economic situation by stopping the transit of Russian gas. Source: Szijjártó on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda Details: Szijjártó said that "even the most fanatical Brussels officials" cannot deny that the competitiveness of the European Union has "deteriorated sharply" in recent years.

Central European gas flows have adapted to the halt of Russian supplies through Ukraine on Jan. 1, as increased shipments to the region from Germany and Italy make up the shortfall, data from network operators showed on Monday.

Hungary's comments regarding Ukraine suspending Russian gas transit are merely an attempt to shift the blame from a sick head to a healthy one, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine reports.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused Ukraine of exacerbating Europe's economic challenges by halting Russian gas transit, leading to a 20% rise in natural gas prices on the European market,