According to the operating company, no Russian oil has flowed through the Ukrainian pipeline to Europe since Thursday. Russian pipeline monopolist Transneft has blamed Ukraine for the delivery stop.
According to the operating company, no Russian oil has flowed through the Druzhba pipeline through Ukraine to Europe since Thursday. Deliveries were halted after a bank transaction was rejected due to Western sanctions against Russia, Russian state-owned Transneft said on Tuesday. Mainly Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are supplied via the line.
Russian pipeline monopolist Transneft has blamed Ukraine for the delivery stop. According to a Transneft spokesperson, the termination of transit is related to payment issues: Ukraine is demanding advance payment for transit, but payments made by Transneft have been rejected because of new European sanctions.
Delivery continued via the northern route
“In fact, Ukrtransnafta completely stopped pumping oil to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia through the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline on August 4 at 6:10 am,” Transneft said, according to Russian state news agency Ria Novosti announced on Tuesday. . Initially, there was no confirmation from the Ukrainian side. On the other hand, deliveries continue along the northern Druzhba route, which passes through Belarus and Poland to Germany.
In April, EU countries agreed to a gradual oil embargo against Russia. However, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with reference to their heavy dependence on Russian supplies, promoted a broad exemption of supplies through the Druzhba pipeline.
(APA)