Russia halts oil to Belarus, but transit to Europe still flowing GlobeBusiness
Moscow and Minsk have had several oil and gas spats over the past decade, in what has been described as a love-hate relationship between presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko.
“Deliveries have been suspended... Plants are reducing their workload to the technical minimum,” a spokesman for Belneftekhim said.Russian pipeline operator Transneft said Russian oil companies have not sent any oil to Belarus since Jan. 1, the TASS news agency reported. “A decision was taken to temporarily suspend the export of petroleum products and oil,” the spokeswoman said. “The decision has been in place since Jan. 1. We are not currently voicing the length of time that the suspension will be in place.”
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