Russian Oil Flows Again to Hungary and Slovakia

Apr 23, 2026, 13:06

Introduction

For almost three months, oil did not flow through the Druzhba pipeline. On April 23, 2025, the oil started to flow again to Hungary and Slovakia. After that, Hungary stopped blocking a big EU loan for Ukraine.

Main Body

The pipeline carries oil from Russia through Ukraine to Central Europe. In January 2025, the oil stopped. Ukraine said a Russian attack broke the pipeline. Hungary and Slovakia said Ukraine did not fix it quickly. No one checked who was right. The EU said Russia was responsible. Russia said Ukraine stopped the oil. On April 22, oil started moving again. On April 23, Slovakia and Hungary said they got oil again. Slovakia will get 119,000 metric tons of oil by the end of April. At the same time, Hungary stopped blocking a €90 billion loan from the EU to Ukraine. The loan was stuck because Hungary said no. The Slovak prime minister said the pipeline was not broken. He said the stop was a political move. Ukraine did not answer his words. Hungary and Slovakia still need a lot of Russian oil and gas. Other EU countries want to stop using Russian energy after the 2022 war in Ukraine.

Conclusion

The oil flow started again. This solved a problem between Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine for now. The EU loan can go ahead. But the countries still argue about why the oil stopped. Hungary and Slovakia still use Russian energy. The pipeline will probably cause more problems in the future.

Vocabulary Learning

block
to stop something from happening阻擋
Example:A big rock blocked the road.
flow
to move smoothly like a liquid流動
Example:Water flows from the tap.
oil
a thick liquid used for fuel石油
Example:Cars need oil to run.
pipeline
a long pipe that carries oil or gas管道
Example:Oil moves through a pipeline.
stop
to not move or not continue停止
Example:The bus stops at the station.

Sentence Learning

For almost three months, oil did not flow through the Druzhba pipeline.
This sentence uses the past simple negative 'did not flow' to talk about something that did not happen in the past.本句使用過去簡單否定式'did not flow'來描述過去未發生的事情。
On April 23, 2025, the oil started to flow again to Hungary and Slovakia.
This sentence uses the past simple 'started' to talk about a completed action in the past. 'to flow' is an infinitive.本句使用過去簡單式'started'來描述過去完成的動作。'to flow'是不定式。
The pipeline carries oil from Russia through Ukraine to Central Europe.
This sentence uses the present simple 'carries' to talk about a general fact or regular action.本句使用現在簡單式'carries'來描述一般事實或經常性動作。
Hungary and Slovakia said Ukraine did not fix it quickly.
This sentence uses reported speech. 'said' is past simple, and the reported part uses past simple negative 'did not fix'.本句使用間接引語。'said'是過去簡單式，報告部分使用過去簡單否定式'did not fix'。
Other EU countries want to stop using Russian energy after the 2022 war in Ukraine.
This sentence uses the present simple 'want' followed by the infinitive 'to stop'. 'using' is a gerund.本句使用現在簡單式'want'，後接不定式'to stop'。'using'是動名詞。