politics
February 24, 2026
Slovakia halts electricity transmission to Ukraine
Slovakia halted electricity supplies to Ukraine in response to it blocking the transit Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline across its territory
TL;DR
- Slovakia has stopped supplying electricity to Ukraine.
- Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that any requests for aid in stabilizing Ukraine's energy grid will be denied.
- The halt in electricity supplies is in retaliation for Ukraine blocking Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline.
- No oil has been pumped to Slovakia since early February.
- Slovakia's state-run operator SEPS was instructed to cease electricity transmission.
- Slovakia declared a crisis situation on February 18 due to oil shortages.
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