Slovakia gets EU exemption to export Russian-origin oil products to Ukraine

DUBAI: Slovakia has secured an exemption from European Union sanctions on Russian oil that will allow it to continue exporting oil products including diesel to energy-starved Ukraine, Economy Minister Karel Hirman said on Wednesday.
The country’s main refiner Slovnaft, part of Hungarian energy firm MOL, faced having to stop exporting products refined from Russian oil to most markets when the sanctions take effect on Feb. 5.