Ukraine confirms sanctions only target oil owned by Lukoil, EU's Dombrovskis says
Aug 2 (Reuters) -Ukraine has confirmed that transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia is not affected by its sanctions as long as Russian oil producer Lukoil LKOH.MM is not the owner of the oil, EU commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday.
On Thursday, Dombrovskis had already said information provided by Hungary indicated that Russian oil imported by both countries was not subject to Ukrainian sanctions, as trading companies take over ownership at the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Slovakia and Hungary - two countries that have opposed western allies' military aid to Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion - have complained about Kyiv's move to put Lukoil on its sanctions list last month, saying it prevented them from buying Russian oil for their refineries, threatening security of supply.
Reporting by Bart Meijer; editing by Philippa Fletcher
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