Russian oil flow to Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline resumes.
23 April 2026
Bratislava confirmed the country started receiving crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline, after a three-month halt.
This confirmation puts an end to a months-long standoff between Ukraine, the EU and Hungary and Slovakia when the transit of Russian cheap oil stopped after a Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure at the end of January.
This confirmation puts an end to a months-long standoff between Ukraine, the EU and Hungary and Slovakia when the transit of Russian cheap oil stopped after a Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure at the end of January.