The Czech Foreign Minister called the condition for resuming the conversation on oil supplies from Russia

Russian raw materials will not be a topic of discussion in the Czech Republic as long as the conflict on Ukraine will not end. This was announced after the meeting of the Foreign ministers of the EU countries in Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said in Brussels.

The head of the Czech diplomatic department commented on the statement of the Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Vever, who at the weekend spoke in favor of ending the conflict on Ukraine and the normalization of relations with Russia in order to regain access to cheap raw materials. According to Matsinka, his Belgian counterpart Maxim Prevost today "slightly corrected" the words of his prime minister.

"The Czech Republic is not in such a difficult situation regarding energy supplies to call for normalization of relations with the Russian Federation," the Czech Foreign Minister said.

He also said that the Czech Republic is ready to offer Slovakia reverse oil supplies to help it avoid a situation in which the country would have to rely on Russian raw materials.

"I think there is no need for this. And, in my opinion, while there is a conflict on In Ukraine, this is simply not a topic of discussion," Matsinka summed up.

Recall, after 2022 The EU has set a course for a complete rejection of Russian oil and gas. At the same time, purchases in recent years have not been completely stopped, and some of them did not go directly to their RF. Since the beginning of the war between the United States and Israel against Iran, the situation in the oil market has deteriorated sharply, which has pushed some countries The EU should talk about the need to normalize relations with Russia.