Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico's sharp statements about Ukraine are aimed at the internal Slovak audience and are motivated by his desire to stay in power. — Ukrinform.

Slovakia is part of the single European energy market. Therefore, Ukraine is urging the European Commission to respond to the blackmail by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico regarding the suspension of electricity supplies,

The statement by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico regarding the termination of electricity supplies to Ukraine if gas transit is not extended beyond January 1, 2025, does not pose a threat to Ukraine's energy security,

Poland is prepared to step up electricity exports to Ukraine if Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico follows through on his threat to cut off back-up power supplies to the war-torn country, a senior official said on Sunday.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has offered his country as a meeting place for possible talks on ending the war in Ukraine. "If anyone turns to us and is interested in organizing peace talks in Slovakia about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia,

Slovakia is unlikely to stop electricity exports to Ukraine. Such a response to the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory is improbable, states Ukraine's Minister of Energy in an interview with Politico.

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko has expressed doubts about Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's threats to halt electricity supplies to Kyiv over Ukraine's stance on the transit of Russian gas.

Ukraine announced that it will not extend the contract allowing the Russian energy giant Gazprom to use a transit pipeline through its territory. The current deal expires on 31 December. The Slovak government reacted quickly,

Leaders of the two countries have exchanged accusations and threats ahead of an anticipated halt to Russian gas flows via Ukraine

Robert Fico stated that the EU's governing bodies had not adequately evaluated the negative consequences of halting gas transit through Ukraine