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NATGAS: Slovakia's Fico Set for EU Talks

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Slovakian PM Robert Fico is set to meet officials from the European Commission on Thursday to discuss gas transit according to officials.

  • Slovakia would like to see Ukraine renew transit of Russian gas after the most recent contract finished at the end of 2024.
  • Russian officials this week repeated their support for the flows to commence again as well but so far Ukraine has shown no interest, blaming the flows for funding the war.
  • Fico has fallen out of favour with EU officials after recently meeting with Putin to discuss the energy security issues.
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Slovakian PM Robert Fico is set to meet officials from the European Commission on Thursday to discuss gas transit according to officials.

  • Slovakia would like to see Ukraine renew transit of Russian gas after the most recent contract finished at the end of 2024.
  • Russian officials this week repeated their support for the flows to commence again as well but so far Ukraine has shown no interest, blaming the flows for funding the war.
  • Fico has fallen out of favour with EU officials after recently meeting with Putin to discuss the energy security issues.