Russian oil 'flowing again'

Russian oil began flowing again through a Belarusian pipeline late tonight, a top Belarusian oil official said.

Alexei Kostuchenko, general director of pipeline concern Gomeltransneft-Druzhba, said Russian oil entered the Belarusian system at around 8.30pm Irish time and was being pumped to Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.