Ukraine has accepted EU offer to help restore Druzhba pipeline, Costa says

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine has accepted the European Union's offer of technical support and funding to restore the oil flow to Hungary and Slovakia through the damaged Druzhba pipeline, EU Council President Antonio Costa said on Tuesday.

In a letter to the European Commission, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said repair work on the pipeline is nearing completion and that the pumping station was expected to be restored in 1-1/2 months.