Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár announced that he had instructed officials not to block the written procedure for adopting the 20th package of sanctions against russia, provided that oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline continue uninterrupted.
He made this statement on Facebook.
Blanár noted that oil deliveries via Druzhba to Slovakia had been confirmed. He called this “the result of targeted pressure” on the Ukrainian side, as well as on the European Commission.
"I have instructed our Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the European Union in Brussels that, if oil continues to flow uninterrupted and in the agreed volume, he should not block the written procedure for adopting the 20th package of sanctions at the EU level," he stated.
In his statement, the Slovak Foreign Minister emphasized that protecting national interests is absolutely crucial, “especially during these unstable times in the energy sector.”
As a reminder, Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Saková reported that on the night of April 23, the Druzhba oil pipeline resumed supplying russian oil to Slovakia after nearly three months.
Hungary also confirmed the resumption of operations on the Druzhba pipeline. Minister for European Union Affairs János Boka reported that at 11:35 a.m. on April 22, oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline from Belarus toward Ukraine were resumed. Officials in Budapest believe that russian oil could begin arriving in Hungary by the end of the day, but no later than the morning of April 23.
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