According to the Slovak Prime Minister, diesel supplies from the Slovneft refinery account for 10 percent of Ukraine’s demand for this product. I refuse to get into an argument about which came first, the chicken or the egg. The truth is, we are missing some oil. – said Vico.
Slovak government’s position on the war in Ukraine
He confirmed that, along with others, Foreign Minister Garaj Planar received the Ukrainian Ambassador to Bratislava, Myroslav Kastran. I reiterated that we are committed to the steps and statements we have taken. Continuing to impose these meaningless sanctions will only do more harm. UkraineSlovakia, Hungary, and Russia will remain roughly the same.– Notice.
As Vico declared it Even the issue of Ukrainian transit of Russian oil cannot change the Slovak government’s position on the war in Ukraine.He concluded that hostilities must end with an immediate ceasefire, and that demanding Russia’s subjugation would mean greater profits for arms manufacturers.
“If the European Union wants to free itself from American influence…”
He also said that the government he heads rejects the new Iron Curtain policy between Russia and the European Union. if European Union If it wants to free itself from US influence, it will have to think about forms of cooperation with the Russian Federation.Which should include strategic raw materials. – I announced.
Ukraine Suspension of oil shipments from Russia’s Lukoil to Hungary and Slovakia Two weeks ago. The company is subject to Ukrainian sanctions. Budapest and Bratislava have asked the European Commission to intervene, arguing that Kiev has violated its association treaty obligations with Brussels.