Slovakia promised to discuss a response to Ukraine's decision to stop gas transit

The Slovak government will discuss measures that can be taken as a response to the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term expired in May 2024) to stop gas transit. This was stated by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo on January 2 in a statement published on his Facebook page (owned by the recognized extremist company Meta, its activities are banned in Russia).

According to him, Ukrainian politicians were unhappy that the Slovak authorities were ready to respond to Zelensky and, for example, stop electricity supplies to Ukraine.

Fitzo said that on January 7, the government delegation will take part in talks in Brussels.

"When the delegation returns from Brussels, I will gather the coalition council and then the government, and we will discuss what measures to take to adequately respond to President Zelensky's sabotage," the Slovak Prime Minister emphasized.

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"Gazprom" announced the suspension of gas supplies through Ukraine on January 1.

Fitzo noted on that day that stopping the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine would have drastic consequences for the European Union, but not for Russia.

At the same time, a European Commission spokesman said the EC was ready to stop gas transit because the European gas infrastructure is flexible enough to supply non-Russian gas to Central and Eastern Europe via alternative routes.

In late August, Zelensky said the country would not renew its gas transit agreement with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin later said that Russia was not giving up gas transit through Ukraine.

Later, on 20 December, it was reported that Zelenskyy said that he agreed to transit Russian gas through Ukraine if Western countries do not pay Russia for the fuel until the conflict ends.