Druzhba means ‘friendship’, which is nowhere to be found these days.
Today, Ukraine restarted the flow of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline that it kept shut to further boost the election of Péter Magyar.
Russian oil flowed through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline after a halt lasting months, officials said, allowing Hungary to lift its veto on a $105.79 billion EU loan urgently needed by Kyivhttps://t.co/QpwcKsvVXepic.twitter.com/mtLtL5qYZt
— Reuters (@Reuters)April 22, 2026
In exchange for that, the EU was finally able to approve the long-awaited 90 billion Euro loan to Kiev – although it must be noted that both Budapest and Bratislava ‘opted-out’, meaning no Hungarian or Slovak money is part of it.
But there isn’t time to celebrate because, also today, Russia announced that it will close a major oil pipeline into Germany.
Russia has notified Germany that it will halt oil deliveries from Kazakhstan via the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1
The suspension is expected to increase uncertainty in Germany’s energy supply, especially as the ongoing conflict with Iran is already disrupting Middle Eastern…pic.twitter.com/DMx2qlc1HZ
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24)April 22, 2026
“Russia has announced plans to shut the Druzhba pipeline within nine days, cutting the Continent off from Kazakh oil as it faces supply disruption caused by the Iran war.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
