Slovakia could shorten help for Ukrainian refugees because of the walk
Slovakia could shorten help for Ukrainian refugees because of the walk
Slovakia could take measures in response to the interruption of Russian gastransit through its area against Ukraine, warned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. In a video message published on Thursday, Fico indicated that his Smer party could post the electricity deliveries to Ukraine and reduce support for Ukrainian refugees.
background of the gas interruption
According to reports from Reuters, Slovakia exported 2.4 million megawatt hours of electricity to Ukraine in the first eleven months of 2024. This helped the war -torn country to bridge bottlenecks caused by the Russian bombing of the energy infrastructure. On New Year's Day, the Ukraine kept its promise, the
fico described the termination of the Russian gas rivers as "sabotage" on the part of Selenskyjs and announced that a Slovak delegation would discuss the situation in Brussels next Tuesday. He also explained that his government coalition would consider possible retaliation after the meeting. "I explain that my Smer-SSD party is ready to discuss the expansion of electricity deliveries and the significant reduction in support for Ukrainian citizens in Slovakia," said Fico. "The only alternative for a sovereign Slovenia is the restoration of the transit or the demand for compensation mechanisms that replace the loss in public finances of almost 500 million euros," he added. The tensions between Kyiv and Bratislava have increased in the past few days. On Wednesday, Fico warned that the attitude of Russian gas flows on Ukraine would have drastic effects on the European Union, but not on Russia. After the end of the Russian gastransit to Europe via its territory, Ukraine faces a loss of around $ 800 million annually in transit fees, while the Gazprom Gazprom, controlled by the Kremlin, has to accept losses of almost $ 5 billion from gas sale, says Reuters. On December 22nd, Fico by President Wladimir Putin in Moscow Received , which marked a rare visit of an EU leader in the Kremlin since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ficoss views on Russia's war against Ukraine deviate greatly from those of the majority of European state and government heads. Since his return to power in 2023, Fico has hired his country's military support for Ukraine and committed to blocking Ukraine's joining NATO. He also sharply criticized the EU sanctions against Russia. The reporting was supported by the CNN reporters Kosta Gak, Alex Stambaugh and Anna Cooban. reactions from Slovakia
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