Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico railed on Thursday against Ukraine's decision to cut off the transit of Russian gas to the European Union, repeating his warnings of possible retaliation against Kiev.
Slovakia has warned it may withhold aid to Ukraine in response to Kyiv's move to shut off Russian gas to EU countries.
A meeting between Slovak, Ukrainian and European Commission officials over gas supplies planned for Tuesday has been cancelled because Kyiv will not participate, Slovakia said on Monday.
A large-scale cyber-attack has targeted the information system of Slovakia’s land registry, impacting the management of land and property records
Slovakia has railed against the end of a gas transit agreement that allowed Russian pipeline gas to flow via Ukraine into Europe
Under the slogan "Slovakia is Europe! - We've had enough of Russia!" Slovakian supporters of Ukraine demonstrated in Bratislava on Friday against Prime Minister Robert Fico. The protest rally in front of the government office was called by the citizens' initiative "Mier Ukrajine" (Peace for Ukraine),
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said he wasn’t ruling out the resumption of gas through Ukraine after a deal between Kyiv and Moscow expired at the beginning of this year.
Poland is prepared to step up electricity exports to Ukraine if Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico follows through on his threat to cut off back-up power supplies to the war-torn country, a senior official said on Sunday.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed that Russia has pledged to continue supplying gas to his country despite the expiration of the gas transit agreement through Ukraine. Fico explained that this was due to Kyiv's refusal to extend its contract with Moscow.
Protesters gathered in Bratislava and other Slovak cities on Friday to rally against the government's drive to seek closer ties with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. Media reported protests in about a dozen Slovak cities.
There is no prospect of electricity imports from Europe to Ukraine being reduced or restricted as a result of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's threats to cut off its supply. Source: Denys Shmyhal,