What is known about the condition of Slovakia

As the Foreign Minister noted, official Bratislava analyzes each package of sanctions from the point of view of whether it can harm the national economy.

Negotiations are still ongoing. But based on what has been discussed so far, it is clear that the package will not have a negative impact on the Slovak economy, and we are ready to support it.

Juraj Blanar

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia

Despite this, the diplomat made it clear that his country's authorities would demand "guarantees" and support from official Brussels to mitigate the consequences of the halt in Russian energy supplies.

According to him, there are also arbitrage risks that will affect the Slovak Republic — possibly up to 20 billion euros.

"Therefore, we demand guarantees as to how these negative consequences will be eliminated," emphasized Juraj Blanar.

He also added that it is politically important for official Bratislava that the discussion of the sanctions package be transferred to the European Council and linked to the RePowerEU proposal.