Naftogaz CEO Chernyshov announced the preservation of Russian oil transit
The volume of Russian oil transit through Ukraine to Europe in July remained almost unchanged, and accusations of blocking supplies are groundless. This was reported in a commentary Reuters said the head of the Ukrainian state oil and gas company Naftogaz, Oleksiy Chernyshov.
He stressed that Lukoil’s volumes had indeed fallen, but they had been replaced by other suppliers, so the Druzhba pipeline was operating the same as before.
Earlier, Hungary and Slovakia accused Kyiv of blocking the transit of Russian oil in recent weeks. In particular, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called the incident a violation of the terms of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreements.
According to experts, underutilization of Hungarian oil refineries (the republic depends on oil supplies from Russia) threatens a fuel and energy crisis. The country may face a sharp rise in energy prices and a shortage of electricity. Budapest claims that it does not know how to manage without supplies in the medium term.
In recent months, Hungary has been the main opponent of the allocation of funds for Ukraine’s defense. The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, today, July 22, called such behavior shameful and destructive of the unity of the EU’s foreign policy. He emphasized that because of Hungary, funds from the European Peace Fund for weapons for Kyiv will not be transferred to suppliers.
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