Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian oil through Belarus

The Ukrtransnafta company has suspended the transit of Russian oil through Belarus via the Druzhba main oil pipeline, the says . company's Facebook

Transit was suspended because the oil "does not meet quality indicators," the company said. In addition, in Slovakia they refused to accept low-quality oil, and in Hungary there are no free tanks for raw materials, Ukrtransnafta added.

The Belarusian company Gomeltransneft Druzhba confirmed the stoppage of the transit of Russian oil, informs BelTA . Oil pumping has been completely stopped at the Mozyr-Brody section.

• On April 19, Belarus announced a sharp deterioration in the quality of oil coming from Russia. Minsk introduced temporary restrictions on the export of petroleum products, including gasoline.
• The Russian company Transneft admitted that the oil had a high content of chlorides, and promised to resume supplies of "clean" oil. On April 24, Belarus announced that it had begun to receive "clean" oil at the refinery in Novopolotsk.
• On April 24, the transit of Russian oil from Belarus was stopped by Poland.