# Slovakia

Type: country

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## Timeline

- **2024-09-09**: Logistical Workaround — MOL Group announces an agreement to take ownership of oil at the Belarus-Ukraine border, resuming transit.
- **2024-08-05**: Diplomatic Friction — Hungary threatens to block EU funding for Ukraine unless oil flows are restored.
- **2024-07-18**: Flow Cessation — Hungary and Slovakia report that Lukoil crude has stopped arriving via the Druzhba pipeline.
- **2024-06-24**: Sanctions Expansion — Ukraine expands sanctions against Lukoil, specifically targeting transit rights.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### Ukraine's Oil Transit Blockade: Geopolitical Risk in Energy Logistics
2026-03-18 02:02:17 · Sector: supply · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Ukraine's strategic decision to restrict Russian Lukoil transit through the Druzhba pipeline has triggered a significant logistical and diplomatic backlash from Central European neighbors. The move highlights the fragility of landlocked energy corridors and the risks of using midstream infrastructure as geopolitical leverage.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/ukraine-oil-blockade-backfire-analysis

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