Slovakia will not resume electricity supplies to Ukraine — Fico
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that he does not see a reason to resume emergency electric power supplies to Ukraine. Fico cited a loss of 500 million euros in gas transit revenue following the suspension of gas transit by Ukraine.
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“Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico said that he does not see sense in resuming emergency supplies of electric power to Ukraine.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Robert Fico threatened to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine and appealed to SEPS to stop emergency supplies due to the Druzhba pipeline dispute.
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— Widespread demonstrations, involving tens of thousands of Slovak citizens mobilizing across Slovakia, have been taking place, primarily to protest Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico's pro-Russia p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–2026_Slovak_protests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–2026_Slovak_protests
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— On 15 May 2024, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico was shot and critically injured in the central Slovak town of Handlová, in front of its House of Culture after a government meeting. He was hospi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Rob…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Rob…
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— Robert Fico (born 15 September 1964) is a Slovak politician and lawyer who has served as the prime minister of Slovakia since 2023. Fico holds the distinction as the longest-serving prime minister in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico
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“The Ukrainian side suspended gas transit and we lost 500 mln euro on gas transit.”
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Wikipedia confirms the existence of a '2025 Slovakia–Ukraine gas dispute' triggered by the expiration of the transit contract between Gazprom and Ukraine, which aligns with the claim of suspended gas transit.
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— The 2025 Slovakia–Ukraine gas dispute was a major diplomatic and energy security crisis that began on January 1, 2025, following the expiration of the five-year natural gas transit contract between th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Slovakia–Ukraine_gas_disp…
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— The 2026 Druzhba pipeline dispute was a major diplomatic and energy crisis between Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine that escalated in February 2026. It occurred precisely one year after the 2025 Slovak–U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Druzhba_pipeline_dispute
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Druzhba_pipeline_dispute
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— Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia
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“The issue of supplies "was not discussed" during his meeting with Vladimir Zelensky”
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While evidence confirms Fico's threats regarding electricity and his meetings with other leaders (like Putin), none of the provided evidence specifically confirms or denies whether the issue of electricity supplies was discussed during a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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— On 15 May 2024, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico was shot and critically injured in the central Slovak town of Handlová, in front of its House of Culture after a government meeting. He was hospi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Rob…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Rob…
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— The 2025 Slovakia–Ukraine gas dispute was a major diplomatic and energy security crisis that began on January 1, 2025, following the expiration of the five-year natural gas transit contract between th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Slovakia–Ukraine_gas_disp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Slovakia–Ukraine_gas_disp…
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— The 2026 Druzhba pipeline dispute was a major diplomatic and energy crisis between Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine that escalated in February 2026. It occurred precisely one year after the 2025 Slovak–U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Druzhba_pipeline_dispute
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Druzhba_pipeline_dispute
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