The EC said it had received confirmation from the Ukrainian authorities that nothing was preventing the transfer of crude oil from the Russian Federation to Hungary and Slovakia, as Lukoil was not its owner.
The Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, said that the European Commission sees no reason to worry about the termination of the transit of Russian Lukoil oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia. It was reported by Radio Liberty.
“We studied the impact of Ukrainian sanctions on the Russian energy supplier Lukoil, and also collected information from all parties – Slovakia, Hungary, as well as Ukraine and Croatia, in order to have a complete and clear understanding of the situation… Crude oil supplies through the Brotherhood pipeline continue and there is currently no threat to the security of supplies,” he said.
The European Commission also reported that it received confirmation from the Ukrainian authorities that nothing prevents the transfer of crude oil from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia, as Lukoil is not its owner.
“We continue to closely monitor the situation and actively work with interested Member States on alternative solutions, particularly for supplies through the Janaf Adriatic Pipeline around the world, we repeatedly urge Member States to speed up their actions to reduce Russia’s dependence on fossil fuels. fueling,” Dombrovskis said.
Let’s recall that in July, Hungary and Slovakia announced the cessation of oil supplies from the Russian company Lukoil through Ukraine due to Kiev’s addition of the company to the list of sanctions. Hungary and Slovakia have asked the European Commission to start consultations on a trade agreement with Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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