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Kremlin says it agrees with Slovak accusations against Ukraine over oil pipeline restart

Reuters WORLD
Published February 16,2026
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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico (EPA File Photo)

The Kremlin said on Monday it agreed ⁠with Slovak ⁠Prime Minister Robert Fico who has accused Ukraine ⁠of holding up the restart of the Druzhba oil pipeline to try to pressure Hungary to drop ⁠its ⁠opposition to Kyiv's future membership of the European Union.

Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Thursday that ⁠Russian oil destined for Eastern Europe which goes through the Ukrainian part of the ⁠Druzhba ‌pipeline ‌had been suspended ⁠since ‌January 27 due to a ⁠Russian attack.