Watch the video: 'Friendship' pipeline is tearing Europe apart - but why?
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Key Points:
- A month ago, a fire on the Druzhba pipeline disrupted cheap Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia via Ukraine, with Ukraine blaming Russian air strikes and Hungary and Slovakia accusing Kyiv of dishonesty.
- In retaliation, Hungary and Slovakia halted diesel exports to Ukraine and Hungary threatened to block a €90-billion EU emergency loan to Ukraine.
- Ukraine depends heavily on electricity imports from Hungary and Slovakia, especially after Russian attacks damaged its power grid ahead of winter.
- Ukrainian forces recently struck a Russian pumping station on the Druzhba pipeline, prompting Hungary and Slovakia to demand an EU investigation into Kyiv's claims and the status of emergency electricity supplies.
- The European Commission is holding emergency talks with Hungary, Slovakia, and Croatia to find
