Brussels finds no cause for concern in stoppage of Lukoil oil transit to Hungary

The European Commission, after studying the situation surrounding the stoppage of oil transit of the russian company Lukoil to Hungary and Slovakia, found no cause for concern.

Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said this in a comment to Radio Svoboda.

According to him, the European Commission was investigating the impact of Ukraine's sanctions on Lukoil. It turned out that the transit of crude oil from russia to Hungary and Slovakia was not affected, since Lukoil is not the owner of the raw material.

"Crude oil deliveries through the Brotherhood pipeline continue and there is no safety issue so far <...> We continue to closely monitor the situation and are actively working with interested member states on alternative solutions, including through the Adriatic Janaf pipeline," Dombrovskis said.

He added that the European Commission renewed calls to the member states of the European Union to speed up efforts to reduce dependence on supplies of energy carriers from russia.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on July 18, the russian company Lukoil stopped supplying oil to Hungary after the introduction of sanctions by Ukraine.

Recall that on July 19, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, stated that Ukraine's sanctions against Lukoil allegedly threaten the energy security of Budapest.

We also reported that at the end of July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced that Kyiv is ready for consultations with the EU regarding the situation with Lukoil oil transit.