Kazakhstan may resume the supply of oil through the Druzhba pipeline, an official request was sent by the head of the Republic's Ministry of Energy, Arlen Akanzhanov. According to him, there is a technical possibility, Astana is waiting for Moscow's response. The supply of Kazakh oil to Germany via Druzhba was stopped on May 1 due to technical infrastructure limitations. In the past, oil was supplied to a refinery in Schwedt, Germany: in 2025 the volume of supply amounted to 2.1 million tons, and the plan for 2026 included 3 million tons.