Fico: Slovakia may stop supplying electricity to Kiev

Slovakia may stop supplying electricity to Ukraine due to Kiev's shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline. This was announced on February 18 by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

"If [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky feels that this has no value, that he doesn't need it, then we can make a decision and abandon cooperation in the field of electricity supplies," Fico said at a press conference broadcast by the Slovak TASR news agency.

In addition, he announced the termination of exports from the Slovnaft oil refinery, including diesel fuel for Ukraine. At the same time, according to the Prime Minister, the plant will focus on the domestic market.

Not to the service, but to Druzhba: Hungary and Slovakia wanted Russian oil supplies through Croatia

Zagreb makes it clear that this is possible only within the framework of EU and US rules.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on February 15 that Hungary and Slovakia had asked Croatia to allow oil transit via the Adriatic Pipeline from Russia. Szijjarto noted that the opportunity to purchase oil from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline for Hungary and Slovakia is an exception to the sanctions.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on February 17 that the issue of a possible increase in oil supplies to Hungary through Croatia was being worked out at the level of relevant companies, and Ukraine's position complicated the situation in this area.

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