KYIV (Reuters) – Mykhailo Podolyak, an aide to the Ukrainian president, told Reuters on Friday that Ukraine had decided to suspend the transit of oil from the Russian group Lukoil (LKOH.MM), opening up new territory to Hungary and Slovakia. He said that this action was in line with Kyiv’s sanctions against the company and had nothing to do with blackmail, despite a statement from Hungary.
Last month, Ukraine imposed restrictions that prevented Russian oil from passing through the Druzhba pipeline, raising concerns about a scarcity of oil in Slovakia and Hungary.
Hungary and Slovakia filed a protest with the European Commission on Monday, requesting that it rely on an association agreement that, according to them, prohibited Ukraine from obstructing oil flow.
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