Germany, Poland, Slovakia halt oil imports via Russian pipeline over quality concerns
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Poland, Germany and Slovakia have suspended imports of Russian oil via a major pipeline, citing poor quality and triggering a rare crisis over supply from the world's second-largest crude exporter.Halting imports from the Druzhba pipeline could trigger legal claims by Western buyers against Russian suppliers, who would in turn seek compensation from Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft, three traders with Western buyers said.The suspension cuts off a major supply route for..