politics
April 7, 2026
FACTBOX: What we know about foiled sabotage on Serbian section of TurkStream
The sabotage attempt against the pipeline connecting Serbia and Hungary was intended to halt gas supplies to Bratislava and Budapest ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections on April 12, Srbijagas Director General Dusan Bajatovic said
TL;DR
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the prevention of a sabotage attempt on a gas pipeline connecting Serbia and Hungary.
- Explosives and related materials were found near the pipeline, suspected to be manufactured in the US.
- The sabotage was intended to halt gas supplies to Bratislava and Budapest before Hungary's parliamentary elections.
- Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called for strengthened protection of the TurkStream pipeline and a lifting of the ban on Russian oil and gas.
- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denied any involvement in the attempted sabotage.
- The incident is being viewed in a geopolitical context, with comparisons made to the Nord Stream pipeline explosions.
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