Peskov commented on the resumption of oil pumping through Druzhba

On April 22, the Hungarian oil and gas company MOL confirmed its readiness to receive Russian oil via Druzhba. Technical issues are currently being discussed through the corporate line, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, told Izvestia.

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"The MOL company is also involved there. Contacts are conducted through corporate lines. I do not know the details, because there should have been a request for leveling. [I do not know] whether there was an exchange of these letters, which are provided for such cases — in case of a stop or resumption. This is rather a corporate issue," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia.

Experts attribute Kiev's decision to resume transit to a change in the political situation in Hungary. The key factor was the change of power following the April 12 parliamentary elections. The resumption of oil pumping through the Druzhba pipeline may become a positive impetus for cooperation between Moscow and Budapest.

"Then, of course, if such a pragmatic position really continues, then we can expect that this communication will take place," the Kremlin's official representative told Izvestia.

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