{"id":26884,"date":"2026-04-06T03:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/serbia-thwarts-plot-to-bomb-russia-hungary-gas-pipeline-vucic\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T03:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:08:31","slug":"serbia-thwarts-plot-to-bomb-russia-hungary-gas-pipeline-vucic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/serbia-thwarts-plot-to-bomb-russia-hungary-gas-pipeline-vucic\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia thwarts plot to bomb Russia-Hungary gas pipeline \u2013 Vucic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Explosives were found near the border after Ukraine halted oil flows to Hungary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Serbian authorities have discovered explosives of <em>\u201cdevastating power\u201d<\/em> planted near a key gas pipeline transporting Russian energy to Hungary, President Aleksandar Vucic has announced, adding that he has briefed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the matter. This comes after Ukraine essentially shut down Russian oil supplies to Hungary through its territory.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Vucic said <em>\u201ctwo large packages of explosives with sticks\u201d<\/em> were found in the municipality of Kanjiza, around 10 km from the Hungarian border.<\/p>\n<p>The city of Kanjiza is located near the Balkan Stream gas pipeline \u2013 the regional extension of the TurkStream pipeline. The Balkan Stream runs through T\u00fcrkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, and currently ends at Slovakia\u2019s border. Hungary imports 7.4-7.6 billion cubic meters of gas annually via Serbia.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"RT composite.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/636295-hungary-ukraine-election-spies\/\">Battle for Hungary: The Ukraine connection<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vucic said the Serbian intelligence agencies <em>\u201cfortunately, did a good job\u201d<\/em> and vowed to ramp up energy security in the area. <em>\u201cWe will deal mercilessly with anyone who thinks they are endangering the vital infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>The president did not assign blame but said he spoke with Orban about the situation, noting that an explosion would have caused gas outages in Hungary and northern Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>Orban has confirmed the phone call, saying <em>\u201cthe investigation is ongoing\u201d<\/em> and that he <em>\u201chas called an emergency defense council for this afternoon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto also weighed in, saying Budapest<em> \u201cfirmly reject[s] this latest attack, as undermining the security of our energy supply is an attack on our sovereignty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Later on Sunday, he said the government had held a Defense Council meeting, after which Orban ordered military protection for the Hungarian section of the pipeline. Soldiers would guard it and its transfer points along its entire route from the Serbian-Hungarian border to the Hungarian-Slovak border to ensure the country\u2019s energy security, Szijjarto said.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has suggested that the masterminds of the plot are seeking <em>\u201cto strip Hungary of its sovereignty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey are doing this in various ways: Politically, by trying to interfere in internal affairs and elections; economically, by forcing it to make decisions under pressure that harm the economy and the well-being of Hungarians, and through energy, by trying to prevent Hungary from obtaining quality resources at reasonable prices.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hungary and Ukraine have for months butted heads over supplies of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline. In January, Kiev shut down the pipeline, citing a Russian drone strike on the infrastructure. Moscow has dismissed the claim; Hungary and Slovakia accused Kiev of lying and using the purported strike as grounds for political blackmail.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has on numerous occasions also attempted to attack TurkStream infrastructure. Russia has accused Ukrainian saboteurs of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, suggesting that the attack was supported by Western intelligence services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explosives were found near the border after Ukraine halted oil flows to Hungary The Serbian authorities have discovered explosives of \u201cdevastating power\u201d planted near a key gas pipeline transporting Russian energy to Hungary, President Aleksandar Vucic has announced, adding that he has briefed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the matter. 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