Russian oil supplies are continuing to and via Belarus to Europe despite the two countries' failure to sign an agreement for 2010, Belarus's state energy firm, Belneftekhim, said Monday, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.
"Oil has been supplied for Belarus's oil refinery facilities and for transit as usual," Belneftekhim spokeswoman Marina Kostyuchenko is quoted as saying, adding the supplies have been carried out in line with "preliminary agreements."
A Belarussian delegation left Moscow Saturday without reaching a deal, reviving fears of supply cuts to the European Union.