Russian oil is flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline, which is one of the key routes carrying crude through Ukraine into Central Europe, after it was damaged by a Russian airstrike.
But this is about far more than a technical repair.
Even after years of war, sanctions and promises to reduce dependence on Moscow, some European countries, like Hungary and Slovakia, are still buying Russian energy. That means Russia continues to earn revenue from exports to Europe, even as the EU supports Kyiv militarily and financially.
So why are Hungary and Slovakia still so reliant on Russian oil? Why does Ukraine still allow Russian oil to cross its territory during wartime? And can Europe ever fully break with Russian energy? This is the energy contradiction at the heart of Europe’s Ukraine policy.
In this interview, energy expert Sergey Vakulenko explains:
– Why the Druzhba pipeline still matters
– Why Europe remains tied to Russian oil and gas
– Whether EU money is still indirectly helping fund Russia’s war
– How important oil prices are to the Russian state
– And why Russia cut off Kazakhstan-linked supplies to Germany
00:00 Russian oil flows through Ukraine again
00:45 Interview with Sergey Vakulenko
01:10 Why the Druzhba pipeline matters
02:02 Hungary, Slovakia and oil dependence
03:16 Europe still paying Russia?
04:23 Why Ukraine allows transit during war
05:46 Can Europe quit Russian energy?
07:57 Why oil prices matter to Russia
09:12 Kazakhstan-linked oil supplies to Germany instrumentalized by Russia?
11:50 EU approves long-delayed €90 billion loan to Ukraine at Cyprus summit
12:10 Report by Katharina Kroll
12:30 First EU summit without ousted Hungary PM Viktor Orban
13:35 Surprise visit by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy
14:16 Ukraine accession to the EU to pick up pace
14:50 DW Correspondant Lucia Schulten reports from Ayia Naapa, Cyprus
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