{"id":337445,"date":"2026-04-24T03:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europe-funds-ukraine-but-still-buys-russian-energy-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:00:22","slug":"europe-funds-ukraine-but-still-buys-russian-energy-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/europe-funds-ukraine-but-still-buys-russian-energy-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe funds Ukraine \u2014 but still buys Russian energy? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AdYI7Wm8tuA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Europe funds Ukraine \u2014 but still buys Russian energy? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdYI7Wm8tuA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russian oil is flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline, which is one of the key routes carrying crude through Ukraine into Central Europe, after it was damaged by a Russian airstrike.<\/p>\n<p>But this is about far more than a technical repair.<\/p>\n<p>Even after years of war, sanctions and promises to reduce dependence on Moscow, some European countries, like Hungary and Slovakia, are still buying Russian energy. That means Russia continues to earn revenue from exports to Europe, even as the EU supports Kyiv militarily and financially.<\/p>\n<p>So why are Hungary and Slovakia still so reliant on Russian oil? Why does Ukraine still allow Russian oil to cross its territory during wartime? And can Europe ever fully break with Russian energy? This is the energy contradiction at the heart of Europe\u2019s Ukraine policy.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, energy expert Sergey Vakulenko explains:<br \/>\n&#8211; Why the Druzhba pipeline still matters<br \/>\n&#8211; Why Europe remains tied to Russian oil and gas<br \/>\n&#8211; Whether EU money is still indirectly helping fund Russia&#8217;s war<br \/>\n&#8211; How important oil prices are to the Russian state<br \/>\n&#8211; And why Russia cut off Kazakhstan-linked supplies to Germany<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Russian oil flows through Ukraine again<br \/>\n00:45 Interview with Sergey Vakulenko<br \/>\n01:10 Why the Druzhba pipeline matters<br \/>\n02:02 Hungary, Slovakia and oil dependence<br \/>\n03:16 Europe still paying Russia?<br \/>\n04:23 Why Ukraine allows transit during war<br \/>\n05:46 Can Europe quit Russian energy?<br \/>\n07:57 Why oil prices matter to Russia<br \/>\n09:12 Kazakhstan-linked oil supplies to Germany instrumentalized by Russia?<br \/>\n11:50 EU approves long-delayed \u20ac90 billion loan to Ukraine at Cyprus summit<br \/>\n12:10 Report by Katharina Kroll<br \/>\n12:30 First EU summit without ousted Hungary PM Viktor Orban<br \/>\n13:35 Surprise visit by Ukraine&#8217;s Volodymyr Zelenskyy<br \/>\n14:16 Ukraine accession to the EU to pick up pace<br \/>\n14:50 DW Correspondant Lucia Schulten reports from Ayia Naapa, Cyprus<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #russianoil #ukrainewar <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian oil is flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline, which is one of the key routes carrying crude through Ukraine into Central Europe, after it was damaged by a Russian airstrike. 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