Croatia's state oil operator JANAF has publicly rejected claims by Hungary and Slovakia that oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are threatened, exposing deepening fractures within the Visegrad Group over energy security and relations with Ukraine.The dispute centers on the Russian oil pipeline, which ceased operations on January 27 after attacks damaged its Ukrainian section. While Viktor Orbán and Slovakia's government claimed critical shortages, Croatia offered a technical rebuttal that undermines their narrative."Crude oil supply to Central European countries – Hungary and Slovakia – remains completely unthreatened," JANAF stated, emphasizing that three additional tankers carrying alternative oil were en route to the Omišalj Terminal. The company dismissed claims of impending fuel disruptions as "entirely unfounded."The contradiction reveals how energy arguments increasingly mask political positioning. Hungary and Slovakia requested Croatia facilitate Russian oil shipments via the Adriatic and Adria pipeline. Croatia refused. Economy Minister Ante Šušnjar warned that "a barrel bought from Russia may appear cheaper" but "helps fund war and attacks on Ukrainian people."In Central Europe, as we learned from the Velvet Revolution, quiet persistence often achieves more than loud proclamations. Yet the Visegrad Group—once a symbol of post-communist cooperation between Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia—now reflects divergent paths on the defining security question of our era.Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski accused Hungary of lacking "solidarity" and suggested Orbán was exploiting the situation for electoral advantage ahead of April elections. Orbán himself threatened to halt diesel shipments to Ukraine and block Russian sanctions unless fuel supplies resumed.The fracturing extends beyond rhetoric. Hungary's central bank launched an insider trading investigation into MOL Group executives who sold shares at peak prices immediately after the pipeline halt, before public announcement of the shortage.While Prague maintains consistent support for Kyiv, Bratislava and Budapest find themselves increasingly isolated. Croatia's technical rebuttal—backed by tangible alternative supplies—exposes the gap between manufactured crisis and energy reality. What was once Central European unity now reveals competing narratives about vulnerability, dependency, and the price of principle in energy policy.