Slovak PM says Slovakia has "moral right" in considering ways to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine
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Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:39:23 +0200
Slovakia has a moral right to consider ways to stop gas supplies to Ukraine that go through Slovak territory.
Source Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda Details Fico has repeatedly criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Kyivs suspension of Russian gas supplies through Ukrainian territory in early January.
He said that last week Ukraine began receiving gas again through a backup pipeline from Slovakia after Russian attacks on its gas facilities, and the gas is supplied by foreign companies.
Quote This is the gas Ukraine would have frozen without.
Slovakia is not involved in this.
The suppliers are foreign companies.
However, we have the moral right to consider ways to stop supplying Ukraine with about 7.5 million cubic metres of gas per day, which is foreign supplies from Europe.
Details Fico also said that the EUs inability to compete with the United States would lead Europe to buy more oil and gas from the US.
He said this would replace dependence on raw material supplies from the East with reliance on the West.
The prime minister reiterated his assertion that, in his opinion, the war in Ukraine suits Western countries because they want to weaken Russia.
He added that this will not happen and that Ukraine, which has been resisting Russian military invasion for almost three years, will pay a high price for this.
Background Fico harshly criticised Ukraine as an unreliable partner and said he was tired of President Zelenskyy travelling around Europe begging and blackmailing others.
Moreover, due to the suspension of gas transit, Fico voiced a list of threats against Kyiv, including a veto of EU decisions on Ukraine.
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