Russian State TV presenter mocks Europe over high gas and oil prices
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Russian oil deliveries to Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic via Druzhba pipeline due to obvious problems with 4 EU sanctions that have been sent and have been suspended since August. But Hungary sought to end supply cuts after energy firm MOL reportedly paid for Russian oil to transit Ukraine via a pipeline.
This came after Russian supplier Transneft claimed that sanctions had rebounded him on 28 July, the usual payment for transit through Ukraine. Transit payments to Ukrainian infrastructure operator Ukrtransnafta have not arrived.
However, oil is now said to be flowing to Slovakia through the southern branch of the pipeline because Hungary intervened in the payment.
The flow is also expected to reach Hungary today, but the Czech Republic will reportedly receive no oil at all.
MOL says the move is a "quick fix" after attacking the EU for slapping oil sanctions against Russia.
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Hungary is heavily dependent on Russian oil, one of the highest in the entire bloc, and has lobbied vigorously for exemptions from the sanctions package. I was.
However, since March, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have increased their reliance on Russian crude via the Druzhba pipeline and reduced their purchases of offshore crude.
MOL's Slovak subsidiary, Slovnaft, also said it had made payments to restart oil flows to Russia.
Slovakia, however, insists this is only a temporary solution. Stated.
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He also blamed supply cuts on "technical problems" rather than political decisions.
Sulik said:
"There was simply a technical failure or an evaluation error.
It also comes as Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom said on Thursday it was still shipping gas to Europe via Ukraine.
On Thursday he promised to ship 41.6 million cubic meters, unchanged from Wednesday.
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But sending this via Suja gas pumping station via Ukraine In the meantime, its deliveries are via the main Nord Stream 1. The pipeline is only moving at about 20% of its normal capacity.
Oil flows resumed after reports of a massive explosion at a Russian air force base in Crimea.
A series of explosions were spotted after a Russian vacationer shared a terrifying video of fireballs and black smoke in the sky on social media.
Ukrainian officials have neither confirmed nor denied that the explosion was the cause.
Moscow claims the blast was caused by an accidental detonation of ammunition at the airfield.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: … We know that we will return to the Ukrainian Crimea.
The War Institute, a think tank that monitors conflicts, writes: The Ukrainian sinking of [Russian flagship] Moscow has already revealed a defense system. "
