Fico threatens Ukraine because of the stoppage of Russian gas transit: what the Slovak Prime Minister is ready to do

The Slovak authorities are ready for an open conflict with Ukraine over the refusal to transit Russian natural gas. This European country is also preparing for retaliatory measures if it is unable to receive energy resources from Russia.

According to the local edition of Pravda, this was stated by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at a press conference after the Council of Europe summit held on December 19 in Brussels. He was reacting to the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who warned the day before that there would be no more transit of Russian gas.

"If Zelenskyy does not let our gas through, it could lead to a serious conflict. It is possible that in this situation we will have to think about retaliatory measures on the part of Slovakia," Fico said.

He acknowledged that he had disagreements with Zelenskyy over gas transit through Ukraine. According to Fico, in a conversation with Zelenskyy, he asked whether Ukraine could transit any other gas besides Russian gas.

"He asked if we could imagine paying for gas that finances the war," the Slovak politician added.

At the same time, the head of the Slovak government emphasized that his country would not support a package of sanctions that would apply to Russia's nuclear power industry, as it depends on nuclear power generation.

"If any sanctions against Russia are adopted in the future and if they concern the peaceful atom program, I will block such sanctions. Our nuclear power plants are of Russian origin, whether we like it or not," Robert Fico reminded.

The Slovakian Prime Minister also admitted that his country refuses to transfer weapons to Ukraine because it does not believe in a military solution to the war between Ukraine and Russia. He reminded that Slovakia provides humanitarian support to Ukraine and supplies electricity to Ukrainians in times of electricity shortages. At the same time, he warned that Slovakia would oppose an increase in EU spending on aid to Ukraine if US President-elect Donald Trump cuts US aid.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed that the agreement between Ukraine and Russia on gas transit expires on January 1, 2025. Kyiv will not extend it, but Ukraine is not opposed to transporting any gas through its GTS, except for Russian gas.

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