Russia has resumed transit Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 10th (Reporter Zhao Bing) According to today's Russian news agency, after the transit transportation costs received by Hungary and Slovakia in Ukraine, Russia has resumed on the 10th of the "friendship" oil pipeline from transit Ukraine. Line transport oil to Hungarian and Sri Lanka.

It is reported on the 10th that the Russian oil pipeline transportation company said that Russia resumed transit in Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia at 16:00 local time (21:00 Beijing time).

Earlier that day, Hungarian Petroleum and Gas Company stated that after the recovery of the "friendship" oil pipeline was restored to the South Line of the "Friendship" oil pipeline in Ukraine and Russia, the company paid the transit fee for the Ukraine section of the pipeline, and the "friendship" oil pipeline pipeline pipeline pipeline. The Daonan Line has been restarted.

The Russian Petroleum Pipeline Transportation Company issued a notice on the 9th that Ukrafe has banned Russia from transit the "friendship" oil pipeline from transit Ukraine on August 4th to Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic. Due to the financial sanctions of the European Union, the company could not pay the transit fee to Ukraine, and the previously paid transit fee has been returned. Ukraine Petroleum Transportation Company decided to stop providing oil transportation services on the grounds of not receiving transit fees.

The starting point of the "Friendship" oil pipeline is in Samara, southwest of Russia, and the north line leads to Germany and Poland via Belarus, and the south line is connected to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary via Ukraine.

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