Germany announced the lifting of Slovakia's reservations on the 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia

Slovakia's reservations on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia were lifted during the negotiations. Stefan Cornelius, the official representative of the German government, said this at a briefing of the German Cabinet on July 4.

According to him, Germany expects the Slovak side to quickly approve the new sanctions package.

"The 18th package of sanctions has also been adopted in principle. There were reservations from Slovakia, which, according to my information, were lifted during the negotiations of recent days," Cornelius said, RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Right of veto: Slovakia intends to exchange the 18th package of sanctions for gas guarantees

The republic will appeal to the European Parliament to preserve fuel imports from the Russian Federation, and in the meantime, a delegation from Brussels is going to Bratislava for negotiations.

On June 30, Politico reported that the adoption of the 18th package of sanctions against Russia in the European Union (EU) was postponed due to disagreements with a number of countries. In turn, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stressed on June 26 that restrictions against the Russian Federation do not work, and the sanctions policy makes sense precisely when it really has an impact.