is committed to restoring Russian oil supplies as soon as possible. The Ukrainian president committed this Thursday to “completely” restore Russian supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, which was damaged by Russian attacks.
This initiative, which the Ukrainian has announced to the EU leaders, was one of the conditions that Hungary demanded to support the community loan of 90 billion euros to kyiv.
“President Zelensky has just committed to fully restoring oil supplies as soon as possible and to fully fulfill Ukraine’s role as a reliable energy partner of the EU,” several community sources have noted, according to EPafter the Ukrainian leader concluded his intervention in the European Council.
Zelensky’s announcement comes in full rise in the price of a barrel of oil mainly due to , standing above 110 dollars (95.61 euros) and Brent close to 120 dollars (104.13 euros), as of March 19, 2026.
It also comes after the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, met with him in Spain and confirmed aid of one billion euros that Spain is going to give to Ukraine. in “defensive” matters.
The prime minister of Hungary, the ultranationalist, had threatened this Thursday at the beginning of the summit of EU leaders to veto the loan of 90 billion euros from the European Union (EU) to Ukraine if Zelensky did not resume the transit of Russian crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline.
It should be noted that a few days ago the United States Treasury Department had announced that it would temporarily authorize countries to purchase Russian oil that is in transit with the objective of control price escalation of oil caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This initiative is expected to give even greater oxygen to the Kremlin, which has already completed its fourth year of aggression against the Ukrainian people.
