The Russian Federation plans to stop oil transit from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba oil pipeline from the beginning of May. This, Slovo i Dilo reports, Reuters reports, citing three sources. The PromPolitInform portal informs.
The agency reports that the Russian Federation has sent a message to Kazakhstan and Germany about “adjusted oil exports”, from which it follows that Russia will stop pumping Kazakh oil to Germany via Druzhba from May 1.
“This step comes against the backdrop of tense relations between the Russian Federation and Germany over Ukraine. In 2022, Germany transferred local divisions of Rosneft under guardianship, which destroyed long-standing energy ties between Berlin and Moscow,” the agency writes.
It is also noted that in 2025, about 43 thousand barrels of oil per day were pumped from Kazakhstan to Germany – 44% more than in 2024. The supply was carried out through the northern branch of the Druzhba, which runs through the territory of Belarus and Poland. Such a decision by the Russian Federation may create additional problems for Germany against the background of the global energy crisis due to the war in the Middle East.
According to media reports, there have already been forced interruptions in transit on this route due to the consequences of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil and gas infrastructure.
As is known, Kazakh oil via the Druzhba is supplied to the German PCK refinery in the city of Schwedt, which is one of the largest in the country. The plant switched to this raw material after Berlin refused to import Russian oil in response to the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Recall that Ukraine plans to resume oil transportation through the Druzhba oil pipeline in the near future.
It was suspended back in January, after the Russians struck one of the facilities in the Lviv region, connected to the Druzhba oil pipeline.
