Ukraine expects Druzhba pipeline to resume operations tomorrow

Ukraine expects the Druzhba pipeline to resume operations on Tuesday, April 21. Bloomberg reported on Monday, April 20.

According to the agency’s sources, technical tests of the Druzhba pipeline are scheduled for Tuesday to confirm its operational readiness to resume oil pumping.

“Ukraine expects oil to resume through the Druzhba pipeline on Tuesday, which will pave the way for the European Union to unlock the necessary EUR 90 billion loan for Kyiv,” the report says.

The funds are critical for Ukraine, which can only cover its needs until June, Bloomberg noted.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on April 20, the leader of the Hungarian Tisza party, Peter Magyar, who won the parliamentary elections in Hungary, appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to open the Druzhba oil pipeline.

Recall, on April 17, Magyar said that supplies of russian oil to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline could resume next week.