Russia Reopens Pipeline to Europe While Cutting Off Kazakh Oil to Germany

Russian oil has reportedly started to flow once again through the Druzhba pipeline to the European Union after months of a blockage in Ukraine. At the same time, Russia is reportedly halting the flow of Kazakh oil via Druzhba to Germany as of May 1, an action that some regional experts describe as an attempt at geoeconomic retaliation. According to Kazakh officials, Russia is claiming that “a lack of technical capability” is forcing Moscow to halt Kazakh shipments via Druzba, the KazTag news agency reported April 22. “This is…