Since August 4, the delivery of oil transiting through Ukraine to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic has been interrupted due to a refusal to pay.
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Deliveries of Russian oil to three European countries via Ukraine have been interrupted, announced Tuesday, August 9 the Russian company responsible for the transport of hydrocarbons. In a press release, Transneft explains that its payment for the right of transit through Ukraine for the month of August was refused because of the entry into force of certain sanctions against Moscow.
Thus, since August 4, the Ukrainian company UkrTransNafta “ceased to provide services for the transportation of oil through the territory of Ukraine”, mentioned Transneft. The deliveries concerned are made via a branch of the Druzhba pipeline passing through Ukraine, to three countries of the European Union (EU) without access to the sea: Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Deliveries via another branch of Druzhba passing through Belarus, “continue normally”, said Transneft. Poland and Germany are therefore always supplied.
Despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine since the end of February, and the gradual embargo on Russian oil adopted by the EU in June, Russian oil and gas continue to transit via Ukraine to the EU, several of whose members are highly dependent on hydrocarbons from Moscow.
Supply through the Druzhba pipeline has been allowed to continue “temporarily”, with no deadline. This concession was obtained by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, while 65% of his country’s oil consumption depends on Russia.