MOSCOW, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday accused Ukraine of threatening Europe's energy security by stopping Russian oil flowing through the Druzhba oil pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia.

Hungary and Slovakia remain heavily reliant on Russian oil, with reports arguing this dependence is a political choice rather than a necessity; as EU reduces Russian gas, oil imports, the stand-off sh

Both countries continue to insist they should be able to receive Russian oil despite European Commission efforts to phase out imports of Russian energy

Hungary and Slovakia announced on Feb. 18 that they are halting diesel exports to Ukraine, citing the suspension of Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline as the trigger for the move.

Slovakia had issued a two-day ultimatum to Ukraine to reopen the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline.

The European Union's (EU) additional sanctions package against Russia, prepared to mark the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, was thwarted due to opposition from Hungary and Slovakia. There are assessments that the two countries,

Slovakia has introduced emergency measures to release oil stockpiles for state refiner Slovnaft as the country remains cut off from Russian oil pipeline supplies.

Left without supplies through the Druzhba oil pipeline, which was damaged in Ukraine by a Russian raid, Slovakia has decided to do what the rest of the European Union wants it to do. Refining company Slovnaft,

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Croatian pipeline operator JANAF must allow transit of Russian seaborne oil to Hungary and Slovakia, refiner MOL Group said on Friday, noting both countries have exemptions to EU sanctions on such imports.

On Monday, Hungary also maintained a veto on new EU sanctions on Russia and a huge loan for Ukraine. Orban's skepticism of support for Kyiv has become a theme of his campaign in a