economy
April 1, 2026
EU calls Ukraine's move to hold up inspection of Druzhba 'an enigma'
The EU diplomats dismissed Kiev's attempts to block an inspection as 'not smart' enough and 'unclear'
TL;DR
- The EU described Ukraine's suspension of the Druzhba oil pipeline inspection as "an enigma."
- EU diplomats expressed confusion and labeled Ukraine's actions "not smart" and "unclear."
- Ukraine suspended Russian oil transit to Slovakia and Hungary on January 27.
- Slovakia declared a state of emergency over oil deliveries and threatened to block EU sanctions if supplies were not restored.
- An EU mission was sent to Ukraine to inspect the pipeline, but Hungarian and Slovak experts were denied participation.
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