Ukraine will resume pumping oil from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia, both are members of the European Union, as soon as it receives a formal request.

Immediately after confirming that the repairs had been completed, Zelensky met with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen to discuss a long-delayed 97.5 billion USD loan.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said the EU expects to reach an agreement within the next 24 hours.