Druzhba oil pipeline may resume operation, repairs completed – Zelenskyy
Ukraine has completed repair work on the section of the Druzhba oil pipeline damaged by a Russian strike, and the pipeline may resume operation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a meeting with government officials on Tuesday.
"...As was agreed in communication with the European Union, Ukraine has completed repair work on the section of the Druzhba oil pipeline that was damaged by a Russian strike. The pipeline may resume operation. Although no one can now guarantee that Russian strikes on the pipeline’s infrastructure will not recur, our specialists have ensured the basic conditions for restoring the operation of the pipeline system and equipment," Zelenskyy said on Telegram.
According to the president, Ukraine links this to the unblocking of the European support package for Ukraine, which has already been approved by the European Council.
"And we also hope that partners will take the appropriate steps regarding the clusters for Ukraine - we have already done our part of the work on the first clusters," he said.
Zelenskyy also stressed the need to continue systematic sanctions pressure on Russia and further work on diversifying energy supplies to Europe.
