Fitzo says Slovakia negotiating on continuing gas transit through Ukraine

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo told reporters on December 13 that the country was in talks to continue gas supplies through Ukrainian territory.

"We are conducting extremely intensive negotiations at the international level on gas supplies in 2025. There are a huge number of obstacles: political statements from the Ukrainian side, pressure to stop supplies from the east towards the west, offers of gas supplies that are much more expensive, including transit fees, which we reject," Reuters quoted Fitzo as saying.

According to him, Slovakia sees no reason to pay a larger sum for gas for geopolitical reasons.

The Slovak prime minister also noted that the situation with gas transit will be determined in the coming days "at different levels in different countries." The republic has a sufficient amount of gas, and it has the ability to provide citizens with this resource in case of supply disruptions.

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On the eve it became known that Moldova introduces a state of emergency (state of emergency) from December 16 because of the threat of a humanitarian crisis in connection with the possible termination of the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine.

Earlier, on December 11, the Supreme Council of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic (TMR) approved the decree of TMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky on the introduction of a state of economic emergency against the background of uncertainty with Russian gas supplies through Ukraine.

Prior to that, on December 6, Krasnoselsky said during a meeting with members of the DMR Security Council that an economic state of emergency was being introduced in Transnistria due to the current difficult situation in the energy sector. He noted that the full development of the country's economy, in particular, is hindered by external factors, such as military actions in Ukraine and instability in Moldova.

The day before, the Ziarul de Gardă newspaper reported that Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean demanded that Parliament declare a state of emergency in the energy sector. It will be effective from December 16 and will remain in force "until the problematic situation is overcome". In addition, Recean demanded the resignation of Energy Minister Victor Parlicov, as well as the head of the state-owned company Energocom, Victor Bynzar, and a member of the supervisory board of Moldovagaz, Sergei Tofilat.

In November, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Serebryan said that a possible cessation of gas supplies to Transnistria by the Russian Federation after the stoppage of Russian gas transit through Ukraine would turn into a humanitarian catastrophe. According to him, such a situation should be avoided by any state. On 22 November, the Moldovan energy minister said that Transnistria might face energy difficulties from 1 January if Russia's Gazprom stops gas supplies.