US EditionSlovak PM says EU should drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas to boost energy security
Fico said ending sanctions and reopening the Druzhba pipeline would help secure missing oil and gas supplies as prices rise across Europe.
- On Saturday, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico urged the European Union to end sanctions on Russian oil and gas, restore Druzhba pipeline flows, and renew dialogue with Russia to address energy supply concerns.
- Hungary and Slovakia remain the only European Union nations still importing Russian oil, positioning both as outliers within the bloc where imports fell to 1% since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Budapest and Bratislava accused Ukraine of deliberately delaying repairs to the Druzhba pipeline after a January 27 drone strike, though Kyiv says it is fixing the damage as fast as it can.
- The Commission is considering reviving emergency measures from 2022 to curb grid tariffs, while five other European Union countries seek a windfall tax on energy firms to address rising prices.
- Oil prices surged following February 28 strikes on Iran, an event the International Energy Agency called the biggest oil supply disruption in history, heavily impacting energy-dependent Central European nations.
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Orbán, Fico push EU to scrap sanctions, restart Russian oil
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico have once again joined forces to urge the European Union to abandon its restrictions on Russian energy imports, arguing that Europe is heading towards a severe energy crisis.Continue reading
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico wants the EU to lift sanctions on Russian oil and gas. The EU should “immediately resume dialogue with Russia,” he says. The demand shows that there is a deep rift in Europe over its views on Russia.
The Slovak Prime Minister has called for the lifting of sanctions against oil and gas from Russia, for which he referred to the energy crisis as a result of the Iran war.
According to the Prime Minister, the current course of the EU and the European Commission resembles a "suicide ship." Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico called on the EU to lift sanctions against oil and gas from Russia and to take steps to resume supplies through the Druzhba pipeline. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the official's Facebook post. Read also: Ukraine has reduced gas imports and stopped supplies via Hungary. Fico's state…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizzo, after a telephone conversation with Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, called on the European Union to resume dialogue with Russia on energy resources.
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