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Les Echos | Blackmail, threats: when a Russian oil pipeline causes discord in Eastern Europe

Since the attack and damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline at the end of January, Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off from Russian oil. The leaders of both countries, who maintain good relations with Vladimir Putin, accuse Ukraine of delaying repairs to the pipeline. Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the series of accusations and threats for the French daily Les Echos.
20. February 2026

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