Kazakhstan set to redirect German oil to Russian ports

NewsWorldEuropeKazakhstan set to redirect German oil to Russian ports Mariya Gordeyeva Tuesday 28 April 2026 18:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966517","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-russia-oil-kazakhstan-druzhba-pipeline-b2966517.html","title":"Kazakhstan set to redirect German oil to Russian ports"}}CloseZelensky criticises US easing sanctions on Russia's oilOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Kazakhstan is set to redirect crude oil previously destined for Germany via the Druzhba pipeline to Russian ports, its energy ministry announced on Tuesday. This move follows Moscow’s declaration that it would cease Kazakh...