""We are in contact with Ukraine on the timeline for reparation of the Druzhba oil pipeline and how quickly this might be up and running," Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told journalists in Brussels, adding the EU executive was ready to call an emergency coordination group with relevant parties to discuss alternative routes to fuel supply. Itkonen also said there were "no short-term risks to security of supply for Hungary and Slovakia" as they hold 90 days of reserve stocks."
"While Kyiv has maintained that a Russian drone attack was responsible for the disruption starting on January 27, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on February 15 that Ukraine had delayed the restart of the oil flow in order to pressure Hungary to drop its veto on Ukraine's future membership of the European Union. Fico said this was "political blackmail.""
""We request Croatia to enable the transport of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via the Adria pipeline, as our sanctions exemption provides the possibility to import Russian oil by sea if pipeline deliveries are disrupted," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on X. Croatian Economy Minister Ante Susnjar said Zagreb should be able to help, tweeting that "Croatia will not allow Central Europe's fuel supply to be"
Brussels is coordinating with Ukraine on a timeline to repair the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline and assess how quickly oil flows can resume. The European Commission is prepared to convene an emergency coordination group to discuss alternative fuel supply routes. Hungary and Slovakia hold around 90 days of reserve stocks, reducing immediate supply risks. Kyiv attributes the disruption to a Russian drone attack on January 27. Slovak authorities accused Ukraine of delaying the restart to pressure Hungary over its veto on Ukraine's EU accession, calling the move political blackmail. Hungary is seeking to import seaborne Russian crude via Croatia's Adria pipeline, and Croatia indicated readiness to assist.
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