Slovakia Releases Emergency Crude Amid Standoff With Kyiv
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Slovak authorities declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to the disruption of crude oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline. They decided to release strategic reserves for the Slovnaft refinery. Prime Minister Robert Fico directly blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the disruption.
The Governments of Hungary and Slovakia announce that they activate their emergency oil reserves in the face of a disruption in the supply of Russian crude oil.
Despite the war of aggression against Ukraine, Slovakia continues to be dependent on Russian oil. However, since January, no oil has flowed into the country via the Drushba pipeline. Bratislava now releases emergency reserves.
Slovakia is still dependent on Russian oil. However, deliveries via the Drushba pipeline have been interrupted since the end of January. There are contradictory information about the cause of the delivery stop. Now the government in Bratislava is taking a drastic measure.
Due to possible bottlenecks in the supply of oil, Slovakia has ordered the release of emergency resevern from tomorrow.
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