The flow of Russian oil to Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline that crosses Ukraine has resumed, Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Saková said Thursday. Hungary and Slovakia have been locked in an escalating feud with Ukraine since Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia were halted in January.

Hungary's oil group MOL said Wednesday (April 22) that the Ukrainian operator of the Druzhba pipeline has officially informed the company that it is ready to resume crude oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia.

When exactly will the first oil reach Hungary after transit resumes? Oil transit to Hungary has resumed after a prolonged interruption, with first deliveries expected soon, according to Hungary’s Minister for EU Affairs,

A Russian strike on a Ukrainian pumping station in January caused an extended suspension of oil shipments through the pipeline.

Ukraine will resume pumping ​oil through the Druzhba ‌pipeline on Wednesday afternoon, an industry ​source told Reuters, ​as Kyiv seeks to ⁠unlock a 90 ​billion euro EU ​loan it urgently needs.

When will oil supplies via pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia resume? Ukraine will resume oil shipments via the Druzhba pipeline as early as Wednesday. This could unlock a €90 billion EU loan for Kyiv,

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said repairs were complete and urged the EU to unblock a 90-billion-euro loan halted by an argument ‌over the pipe.

Kyiv and Budapest have buried two hatchets this week, swapping a restart of oil supplies for approval of critical wartime loans. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Tuesday that the Druzhba pipeline — a transnational system that transits Russian oil to Hungary,