Fico complained to Shmyhal about Zelensky's blocking of Russian oil supplies to Hungary - Slovak media

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is outraged that Ukraine has blocked the supply of Russian oil to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline. He had a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal on this issue.

This was reported on Saturday evening, July 20, by Slovak media, including TASR, with reference to the country's government. Fico criticized Ukraine's inclusion of the Russian company Lukoil in the sanctions list, as its oil was also used by the Slovnaft refinery, which is part of the Hungarian MOL group.

The politician considers these sanctions "meaningless" because, in his opinion, they harm not Russia, but mainly some EU countries.

"Slovakia does not intend to be a hostage to Ukrainian-Russian relations, and the decision of the Ukrainian president means that the Slovak oil refinery Slovnaft, which is part of the Hungarian MOL group, will receive 40% less oil than it needs for processing. This will affect not only the Slovak market, but may also lead to the cessation of supplies to Ukraine of oil produced by Slovnaft, which accounts for almost a tenth of all Ukrainian consumption," Fico said.

It is also reported that the head of the Slovak government has been discussing this issue with the relevant members of the Cabinet of Ministers, as well as with MOL officials for several days.

As reported by OBOZ.UA:

- Russian company Lukoil has stopped transporting oil to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline since the end of June 2024. This happened after the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine expanded sanctions against Lukoil.

- Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó was outraged by Ukraine's decision to stop the transit of Lukoil's Russian oil to Hungary. He said it was an "incomprehensible and unacceptable" decision.

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