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< strong _ngcontent-sc85="">Advisor to the Minister of Energy Lana Zerkal said that the Hungarians, who put sticks in the sanctions on the Russian oil embargo, can actually refuse it. Even the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline can deliver oil to them.
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On air 24 channelsenergy expert Gennady Kobal commented that one really needs to understand volumes. For example, in recent years, the transit of Russian oil through Ukraine amounted to 15 million tons.
He said that now, due to the blocking of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline by the Russians, it is impossible to deliver. That is why the transit of oil to Hungary cannot be physically replaced.
I think that the fundamental question for Viktor Orban is not whose oil it is – Russian or Azerbaijani, which can also be supplied. The main issue is the price. After all, the Russians give a good price and discounts. They actually bought Hungary's loyalty, Viktor Orban's loyalty to Russia, said Gennady Kobal.
According to him, if they buy oil at a big discount, they are interested in buying this cheap Russian oil. Their enterprises are set up for its processing and they would not want to change anything.
“When the war is over and when Ukraine can receive tankers, then we will be able to supply and look for opportunities to supply oil from other sources,” the energy expert added.
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