A halt in oil supplies by Russia to the Czech Republic on Tuesday via the Druzhba pipeline is due to payment issues between Czech refineries' Polish owner and Russian suppliers, the Czech industry minister was cited as saying.

The Czech oil refining company Orlen Unipetrol is starting to use the oil from state reserves promised to it by the Czech Cabinet of Ministers in connection with the termination of supplies via the Druzhba pipeline,

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjartosaid Tuesday that Russian oil supplies were temporarily suspended via the Druzhba oil pipeline, a key supply route for much of central Europe, following large-scale Ukrainian drone strikes overnight.

Oil supplies to Slovakia via Russia's Druzhba pipeline have resumed and oil is expected to arrive to the country later on Wednesday, Slovak pipeline operator Transpetrol said.