In the dispute over new sanctions imposed by Ukraine against the Russian oil company Lukoil, the European Commission is taking the wind out of the sails of criticism from Hungary and Slovakia. A spokesperson said in Brussels that, according to an initial analysis, there are currently no indications that the sanctions are jeopardizing the security of supply in the EU. A lack of oil from Lukoil had recently been compensated for by other suppliers from Russia. These suppliers can continue to transport oil through the southern section of the Druzhba pipeline, which runs from Russia via Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia.