US EditionHungary and Slovakia Form Joint Committee to Investigate Druzhba Pipeline Damage
Hungary and Slovakia set up a joint committee to investigate the Druzhba pipeline damage and urge Ukraine to restart oil flows amid political and economic tensions.
- On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb�n and Slovakia's Robert Fico announced a joint committee to investigate the Druzhba pipeline and urged Kyiv to restart oil flows immediately.
- The pipeline has been offline for a month, and Kyiv says Russian drone damage hit the Druzhba pipeline; Slovakia and Hungary remain the only importers of seaborn Russian crude, which is 13 to 20% cheaper for Hungary, Orbán said.
- This week, Hungary blocked the EU's 90 billion euro package to Ukraine, with Hungary and Slovakia accusing Kyiv of `lying` about pipeline damage while Brussels seeks to defuse tensions.
- Facing an April 12 election, Orb�n framed the pipeline as a national security issue and ordered guards at energy sites, Magyar urged him to contact NATO if threats are real.
- Orb�n has suggested using Croatia's Adria pipeline, urging transit of Russian oil while JANAF said deliveries so far are limited to non-Russian oil and is analyzing import options, including sanctioned Russian oil.
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The Drushba Pipeline has been standing still for exactly one month after a Russian attack, blocking not only Russian supplies, but also exports of Ukrainian crude oil, as insiders and insiders have now said. Before the damage, the route was used to channel its own oil into the EU. This was not publicly known so far. The delivery stop evades Ukraine from urgently needed revenues to cover its budget deficit. According to Ukrainian data, pump stati…
According to Slovakia, there is not a technical but a political reason for Ukraine not restarting oil transit. Balázs Orbán believes that the Slovak position also proves that Kiev is deliberately obstructing the restoration of transportation.
The Druzhba pipeline was carrying not only Russian but also Ukrainian oil before the January attack that damaged it, Reuters reported on Friday, citing three industry sources. Supplies of crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia via the Russian-operated pipeline have been suspended since January 27 due to damage. The fact that Ukrainian oil was also exported via the Druzhba pipeline was not officially known until now.
Hungary and Slovakia agreed today to set up a special investigative committee of experts to examine the damage to the Ukrainian Druzhba oil pipeline. They also called on Ukraine to allow the inspection or restart oil transit. Brussels is in favor of such a mission.
The failure of the Druschba pipeline leads to considerable diplomatic tensions. Hungary and Slovakia see Ukraine as the responsibility for re-launching the damaged pipeline. The country also has to waive revenues due to the Druschba stop.
Orbán on phone with Slovak PM Fico: Hungarian and Slovakian experts may examine the Druzhba oil pipeline
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday announced the establishment of a Hungary-Slovakia investigative committee to clarify the status of the Druzhba oil pipeline. After speaking with his Slovakian counterpart, Orbán said the committee would be tasked with examining the situation on the ground.Continue reading
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