Czech Republic Ends 60-Year Dependence on Russian Oil

The Czech Republic has ended its 60-year-long dependence on Russian oil supply after capacity upgrades on a pipeline from the west. For the first time ever, the Czech Republic is now independent from Russian oil pipeline deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline. The Druzhba pipeline carries Russian crude to Central Europe. The pipeline is a key artery of oil supply from Russia to Europe, with two branches – a northern one via Belarus that supplies Belarus, Poland, Germany, Latvia, and Lithuania, and a southern one passing through Ukraine and sending…