As Yushkov emphasized, the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline "does not have any colossal significance for Russia."
In his opinion, such a statement by the ex-president of Ukraine can be regarded as a threat to Hungary.
“Because Hungarian politicians were actually speaking openly, if Ukraine does not stop the oppression of ethnic Hungarians on its territory, then they have no place in the EU.
Through the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia receive oil from Russia, and in transit through Hungary and Croatia - Serbia.
It is these countries that will suffer if the supply of oil is cut off, ”the analyst said.
The idea to ban the transportation of Russian cargo through the Suez Canal, according to the expert, can also be called Poroshenko's "fantasy".
“If you go too far, then Russia will simply reduce exports, and then there will be a shortage all over the world, prices will fly above $100 per barrel, and all importing countries will suffer,” the RT interlocutor concluded.
Earlier, Poroshenko proposed blocking the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline.
In December, the Polish oil refinery Orlen announced its readiness to cancel contracts for oil supplies from Russia in 2023.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak called Poland's behavior in the oil and gas market a theater of the absurd.