The Ukrainian side called the lack of payments the reason.
The company “Transneft” confirmed that “Ukrtransnafta”, which is responsible for the transit of Russian gas to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, blocked the supply of fuel through the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline system.
The reason is the inability of the Russian side to make the payment due to EU sanctions.
As Igor Demin, advisor to the President of Transneft, told RIA Novosti, this happened on August 4. Oil pumping has been completely stopped.
He also clarified that Belarus continues to pump Russian oil to Poland and Germany.
The expert explained that Kiev was pumping fuel on the basis of a 100% prepayment. However, when Russia transferred the money for transit, they returned to PJSC “Transneft ”.
It is assumed that the reason for the non-payment, which was sent by Gazprombank, was the seventh package of EU sanctions, one of which imposes a ban on servicing a credit institution. That is why, Demin believes, Ukrtransnafta did not receive the money.
The fact that payments cannot be made, according to Demin, is already known to the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and Ukrtransnafta, and Russian shippers acting as oil suppliers to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been notified.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that at the end of May, Russian tankers with oil drifted into the sea due to lack of demand for it.
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