The Czech Republic will no longer import oil from Russia.
The new pipeline will begin supplying crude oil to the country, bringing it to Italian ports on the Adriatic coast. As part of the TAL-Plus project, the capacity of the pipeline has increased.
“This is a real historical moment because 60 years later, our dependence on Russia is finally over. It’s important, good news. Russia will no longer be able to pause the oil supply.”
The Druzba pipeline, which has been supplying Russian oil to the country for decades since March 4, has actually been flowing through the Druzba pipeline. The reason is that the United States imposed oil payments on Russian banks after Ukraine’s infringement.
The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary were granted EU sanctions on Russia to allow them to continue to accept Russian oil.
According to Hungary’s Moore Oil and Gas Company, the other two countries plan to continue taking Russian oil.
Czech Prime Minister Czech Pritr Fiala (C), Finance Minister Zbinik Stanjula (r) and Mero Director General Jaroslav Pantucek addressed a press conference in Nelahozeves north of Prague, marking the completion of the Tal-plus Pipeline Project. At the opening ceremony of a new link to Transalpine Oil Pipeline (TAL), Fiala announced that the Czech Republic will now obtain oil from Western sources only. —/CTK/DPA
