Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatens Ukraine with suspension of diesel supplies
– I refuse to enter into an argument about which came first: the chicken or the egg. The fact is that we are missing some oil, the Slovakian prime minister said, referring to Ukraine’s suspension of oil supplies from the Russian company. Fico threatened that if Kiev does not resume supplies, his country will stop supporting Ukraine with diesel oil. Slovakia and Hungary have also turned to the European Commission on the issue.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met on Monday with the Ukrainian ambassador in Bratislava, who conveyed his position on Kyiv’s suspension of oil supplies from Russia’s Lukoil. He also posted his own video on social media about the matter.
Robert Fico threatens Ukraine with suspension of supplies. Points to cooperation with Russia
The Slovakian Prime Minister threatened his country with this. Diesel oil deliveries to Ukraine will stopIf the crossing does not resume.
“I refuse to get into an argument about which came first, the chicken or the egg. The truth is we are missing some oil,” Robert Fico said on the record.
– If the transit of Russian oil through Ukraine is not restored in the near future, Slovakia will not continue to deliver diesel oil to Ukraine, which Covers one tenth of Ukrainian consumption – The Slovak Prime Minister said, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
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Vico found that SThe situation could harm Ukraine and Slovakia.Russia “will be left almost as it is.” He added that adhering to some sanctions “does not make sense.” According to the Slovak prime minister, restoring Russian oil supplies is a “technical solution” that should be implemented in cooperation with several countries.
– The European Union, if it wants to get out of the full influence of the United States, must do so. Considering forms of cooperation with the Russian FederationHe said this should include cooperation in the field of strategic raw materials.
Ukraine blocks Russian oil transit. Hungary, Slovakia ask EU Commission to intervene
Two weeks ago, Ukraine halted the flow of Russian oil from Lukoil to Hungary and Slovakia. The Russian company is subject to Ukrainian sanctions.
Budapest and Bratislava have turned to the European Commission. Requests interventionThey also expressed concerns that Kiev’s decision threatens their energy security.
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