US EditionSlovakia Lifts Veto on New EU Energy Sanctions on Russia
BRATISLAVA REGION, SLOVAKIA, JUL 18 – Slovakia agreed to lift its veto on EU sanctions after receiving guarantees to import Russian gas until 2028, ending a key obstacle to the EU's 18th sanctions package.
- Slovakia lifted its veto on the EU’s 18th round of sanctions against Russia on the morning of July 18 in Brussels.
- Prime Minister Robert Fico blocked the sanctions for six weeks, demanding energy guarantees to keep importing Russian pipeline gas amid EU plans to end such imports by 2028.
- The sanctions include a tightened price cap on Russian oil, bans on 105 Russian tankers, two dormant Russia-Germany pipelines, visa bans, asset freezes, and a SWIFT ban on 22 Russian banks.
- Fico stated on Facebook that “all negotiation options have been exhausted” and that continuing to block the measures would harm Slovakia’s national interests, while EU officials vowed to "keep raising the costs" to end Russian aggression.
- The veto lift enabled EU ministers to adopt the sanctions, but Fico warned he might veto the next package if Slovakia’s needs are not met, reflecting ongoing tensions over energy security.
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Slovakia Lifts Veto on New EU Energy Sanctions on Russia
Slovakia will lift its veto with which it was holding up the required unanimous approval of the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico says. Earlier this week, Fico said that Slovakia would drop its veto on the EU’s new sanctions against Russia if it receives an exemption to continue importing Russian pipeline gas for nearly another decade. On Monday, the EU failed to approve the package, which is set t…
Having maintained a long pull and loosened for several weeks with the rest of the European Union, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, announced that on Friday he will unblock the new European sanctions package against Russia, the 18th batch since the invasion of Ukraine. He thus changed his official position, having agreed with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, guarantees in relation to the cut off of Russi…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that he would no longer block the 18th EU Sanctions Package. Slovakia "has achieved as much as possible."
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