00:00:01The flow of Russian oil to Slovakia through the Drushba pipeline which crosses Ukraine
00:00:06has resumed, the country's economy minister announced on Thursday, a breakthrough in an
00:00:11issue that has caused a major diplomatic spat in Europe.
00:00:15The confirmation is set to unblock the 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine, which has been
00:00:20vetoed by Hungary and Slovakia since February.
00:00:23Budapest and Bratislava accused Kyiv of deliberately withholding transit.
00:00:28Ukraine said the halt was forced by the need to repair the pipeline after it was hit
00:00:32by a Russian strike.
00:00:34I think the opening of the company's opening today at 2 p.m. is a clear confirmation that
00:00:39the company's company's company was not affected.
00:00:40I know what I'm saying.
00:00:42It was not affected and the company's company's company and the company was used as a tool
00:00:46for geopolitical cooperation, which is currently running.
00:00:49Unlike the rest of the European Union, which stopped imports of Russian oil after its full-scale
00:00:54invasion of Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia still depend on Russia for their energy needs.
00:00:59The EU has been trying since February to push through a new raft of sanctions against Russia,
00:01:04which Hungary and Slovakia have also blocked due to the oil feud.
00:01:08Prime Minister Fico said he expected both issues to be solved on Thursday.
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