Fico threatens to stop gas transit to Ukraine if Russian gas supplies are cut off
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he has the moral right to stop gas transit to Ukraine because of Ukraine's refusal to transit Russian gas starting in 2025.
He posted this on his Facebook page, Censor.NET reports.
"We have the moral right to consider methods to stop foreign supplies of approximately 7.5 million cubic meters per day to Ukraine. These foreign supplies from Europe to Ukraine put even more pressure on the price of gas, which is already at a record level of about 60 euros per megawatt-hour," Fico wrote.
In addition, the Prime Minister expressed gratitude to Russia and Turkey for the resumption of Russian gas supplies through the Turkish Stream to Slovakia.
According to him, the issue of stopping gas transit is being actively discussed both at the domestic and European levels, and he urged Europe not to support "Ukrainian stupidity."
"Because Europe is making a fool of itself. Ukraine can harm itself as much as it wants. But Europe cannot cover Ukrainian stupidity," he said.
Fico also criticized the opposition for supporting the participation of Slovak soldiers in Ukraine and its aspirations for NATO.
Currently, Ukraine is reportedly importing about 14-16 million cubic meters of gas daily, while its daily consumption is about 95-100 million cubic meters.
Stopping Russian gas transit
As a reminder, at 07:00 on January 1, 2025, the transportation of Russian natural gas through Ukraine was suspended in the interests of national security.
The Cabinet of Ministers said that Ukraine had duly informed the European Commission about the termination of gas transit. European countries have prepared.
Earlier, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico also threatened to stop exporting electricity to Ukraine and significantly reduce support for Ukrainian refugees in response to the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory.
Recently, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "beggar and blackmailer."
Earlier it was reported that Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was "obviously mistaken" in hoping that his shadowy schemes with Moscow would exist indefinitely.
