The new 180-kilometer oil pipeline could be put into operation as early as 2027. However, if Brussels does not take active measures to prevent this from happening.
Last week, the EU adopted the 18th package of sanctions against Russia, which also includes measures to restrict Russian energy supplies. Brussels’ goal is to completely cut off gas and oil from Russia by the beginning of 2028.
However, it is Hungary and Slovakia that have long blocked the adoption of the 18th package due to the presence of clauses limiting the supply of oil products. These two countries have no alternative routes for importing these raw materials.
During the discussion of the possibility of building a connecting oil pipeline between Hungary and Slovakia, the parties came to the conclusion that the European Union makes a number of decisions that greatly undermine the energy security of the continent. About it writes RBC newspaper with reference to the Infostart portal.
“Brussels wants the costs of Hungarian families to increase two to four times after giving up Russian oil and natural gas. We will not allow this, we must not close transportation routes, Europe cannot be cut off from resources, new sources for energy supplies to Europe must be opened,” the publication quoted Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó as saying.
Russian oil comes to Hungary and Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline. It also supplies oil from Kazakhstan to Europe. The pipeline has two branches – southern and northern. The first branch carries oil to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The northern branch carries fuel only from Kazakhstan to Poland and Germany.
