Slovakia expressed regret over the transfer of aid to Ukraine

"We regret that Slovakia has transferred To Ukraine as an aid. "... To tell the truth, we were left like naked children," he said at a press conference.

Kalinak complained that the president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky violated the promise of gas transit from Russia to Slovakia. He also explained why The United States does not want to see Europe at the negotiating table to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.

"The fact that they did not invite the EU, which has been saying for three years that it does not want to participate in such negotiations in the long term. It is not surprising that no one invites us there," the Slovak Defense Minister explained.

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Gazprom announced on January 1, 2025 on the suspension of Russian gas supplies to the EU through Ukraine. 50% of Russian gas exports went to Europe via this route. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico noted that this would have radical consequences for the European Union, but not for Russia.

At the end of August 2024, Zelensky announced that the country would not extend href="https://iz.ru/1749453/2024-08-27/ukraina-ne-budet-prodlevat-soglashenie-s-gazpromom-na-tranzit-gaza " target="_blank">agreement with the Russian Federation on gas transit, which was valid until the end of 2024. The Russian leader Vladimir Putin later pointed out that Moscow does not refuse gas transit through Ukrainian territory.