Ukraine and Hungary summoned one another's ambassadors on Tuesday over a dispute on the gas supply contract signed between Budapest and Moscow. Kyiv said it regards the long-term gas deal as a threat to its national security, while Budapest accused Kyiv of interfering in its internal affairs. Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday Ukraine's ambassador was being summoned over what he described as attempts by Ukraine to block the gas supply deal. In turn, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said that it had summoned the Hungarian ambassador in a tit-for-tat move. Gas transportation bypassing Ukraine undermines our country's national security and Europe's energy security. The Ukrainian side will take decisive measures to protect national interests, the foreign ministry's spokesperson said. The EU's executive commission said members were free to enter into bilateral gas agreements but should inform it within three months if they exceed 28% of annual consumption, noting the deal signed by Hungary, an EU member, exceeded that amount. Under the deal signed on Monday, which is effective from October 1, Russian Gazprom will ship 4.5 billion cubic metres of gas to Hungary annually, via two routes: 3.5 billion cubic metres via Serbia and 1 billion cubic metres via Austria. https://qirim.news/en/kryimskie-tataryi-en/european-commission-to-examine-consequences-of-hungary-russia-gas-contract/ https://qirim.news/en/kryimskie-tataryi-en/hungary-russia-gas-deal-bypasses-ukraine-purely-political-and-economically-unviable-mfa/