US EditionSlovakia says gas supply meeting with Ukraine, European Commission cancelled
- A planned meeting in Brussels between Slovakia and Ukraine to ease gas tensions was cancelled after Ukraine said they could not attend, according to Euractiv.
- The meeting was intended to resolve ongoing disputes after Ukraine ended an agreement facilitating gas flows from Russia to the EU.
- Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that the loss of transit fees would cost the country €500 million and threatened to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine.
- The European Commission is seeking an alternative date for the meeting, as stated by the Slovak government.
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Gas Standoff: EU Cancels Ukraine-Slovakia Talks
The European Commission announced late on Monday that Tuesday’s meeting between representatives of Kyiv and Bratislava, regarding the halt of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, had been cancelled at the last minute because the Ukrainian delegation could not attend. Despite Kyiv offering an online meeting instead, the Commission said it preferred in-person talks, showing how little Brussels understands the urgency of the situation. Tensions be…
Slovakia said that the European Commission canceled a meeting of the Slovak and Ukrainian delegations with representatives of the EC on stopping the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. The consultation was scheduled for Tuesday, January 7.
Slovakia Says Gas Supply Meeting With Ukraine, European Commission Cancelled
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