The decision is related to the introduction of the seventh package of sanctions against Russia
Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian oil through the southern part of the Druzhba pipeline. The decision was made due to sanctions that made it impossible to pay for transit.
This was reported inTransneft“.
It is noted that Ukrtransnafta from August 4 could stop the transit of oil from Russia to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Transneft said that the reason was non-payment for transit services. The fact is that the Russian company cannot transfer funds due to the sanctions of the European Union. At the same time, the Ukrainian company provides services on the basis of 100% prepayment.
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In turn, Russia claims that they made a payment for transit, but the money was returned to the account. It should be noted that the payments are serviced by Gazprombank. The financial institution said the payment was rejected due to the seventh round of sanctions.
As UNIAN previously reported, on May 31, President of the European Council Charles Michel announced that the leaders of the EU countries had reached an agreement on ban on the export of Russian oil.
According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, oil embargo will cut about 90% of oil imports from Russia to the countries of the European Union by the end of this year.
The European Union plans to ban sea imports of crude and refined oil from Russia by 2023. The US and its allies want to cap Russian oil prices at between $40 and $60 a barrel.
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