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Hungary, Slovakia initiate European Commission committee meeting due to Ukraine's ban on Lukoil's oil transit

Kate Kikot
23 July, 2024 Tuesday
18:25

Hungary and Slovakia are convening a committee on trade policy at the European Commission to discuss the suspension of Lukoil's Russian oil transit through Ukraine

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This was announced by the European Commission spokesman Olof Gill at a briefing in Brussels, reports European Pravda.

He emphasized that Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis received a letter from the foreign ministers of Hungary and Slovakia, which referred to the impact of the suspension of Lukoil's oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline.

According to Gill, the European Commission is currently studying the letter.

“So we are now studying the content of the letter, looking at the details of this action by Ukraine, and then we will decide what steps to take next. I can add that Slovakia and Hungary have convened a meeting of the trade policy committee this Wednesday, which will be an opportunity to discuss this issue further and give us more information to better assess the facts before we make any decision,” the spokesman said.

  • Oil from the Russian company Lukoil has stopped coming to Slovakia and Hungary because of Ukraine's sanctions. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Ukraine's decision was “incomprehensible and unacceptable.”
  • On Saturday, July 20, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke by phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, criticizing the addition of the Russian oil company Lukoil, whose oil was also used by the Slovak oil refinery Slovnafta, to the sanctions list.
  • On July 22, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Ukraine's decision to stop the transit of oil from the Russian company Lukoil threatens the security of energy supplies to his country and Slovakia, so Hungary may initiate a legal action.
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