On Wednesday, March 18, a delegation of engineers from EU member countries will inspect a section of the Druzhba oil pipeline that was damaged during Russian shelling. European experts are already in Kyiv, Suspilna reported, citing its own sources..

It is noted that the EU Delegation to Ukraine is organizing the visit..

Earlier, an official of the European Commission told reporters that experts would inspect the damage to the oil pipeline “as early as possible,” because on March 19, EU leaders plan to discuss the allocation of a 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine. According to him, representatives of Slovakia and Hungary will not participate in the inspection of the damaged section of Druzhba..

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Earlier it was reported that President Vladimir Zelensky, in response to the leadership of the European Union, said that it would take about a month and a half to restore oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline if there were no new Russian attacks. He explained that the damage as a result of the Russian strike is quite serious..

Let us recall that Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated that as long as Ukraine blocks the operation of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Hungary will not vote for the allocation of a 90 billion euro loan, nor for any other financial support for Kyiv, nor for the 20th package of sanctions against Russia.