Slovakia's Economy Ministry announced that oil from Russia has resumed flowing through the Druzhba pipeline to the country early Thursday, ending a nearly three-month interruption that began after a drone attack damaged the line crossing Ukraine. The Druzhba line, the last EU member state still receiving crude via the pipeline, had been shut at the end of January. Slovakia and Hungary were the only remaining recipients of the supply, and the halt had strained their energy links with Russia. Ukraine said it would finish the pipeline repairs in spring, and the work has now been completed, allowing oil to move again to both Slovakia and Hungary. The resumption of flows lifted a deadlock that had prevented the EU from approving a $105 billion (90 billion €) loan package to Ukraine. "We will complete the repairs because that is the agreement," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, adding, "A lot has already been done there... Of course, destroyed storage tanks cannot be repaired quickly." The EU ambassadors in Brussels gave preliminary approval to the loan shortly after the resumption was confirmed. With the pipeline back in operation, Slovakia and Hungary can expect a steadier supply of crude, while the EU's loan approval signals a broader stabilization of energy markets in the region.