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NATGAS: Slovakia's Fico Writes to EU Commissioner Over Gas Transit

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Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico urged the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen via a letter to address the looming Russian gas transit halt via Ukraine over the weekend.

  • It marks the first attempt by Fico to gain von der Leyen’s attention about the dispute at a point when the Slovakian PM has faced heavy criticism for his recent visit to Moscow to meet Putin over the issue.
  • Fico sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the letter for his lack of support for transit. Fico has threatened Ukraine with electricity cut off over the issue.
  • “I believe that quietly accepting the Ukrainian president’s unilateral decision is entirely irrational and wrong, leading to tensions and reciprocal measures,” Fico said.
  • "It appears that Putin gave Fico the order to open the second energy front against Ukraine at the expense of the Slovak people's interests," Zelenskiy wrote on X.
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Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico urged the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen via a letter to address the looming Russian gas transit halt via Ukraine over the weekend.

  • It marks the first attempt by Fico to gain von der Leyen’s attention about the dispute at a point when the Slovakian PM has faced heavy criticism for his recent visit to Moscow to meet Putin over the issue.
  • Fico sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the letter for his lack of support for transit. Fico has threatened Ukraine with electricity cut off over the issue.
  • “I believe that quietly accepting the Ukrainian president’s unilateral decision is entirely irrational and wrong, leading to tensions and reciprocal measures,” Fico said.
  • "It appears that Putin gave Fico the order to open the second energy front against Ukraine at the expense of the Slovak people's interests," Zelenskiy wrote on X.