politics
February 22, 2026
Slovakia ready to suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine on February 23
To avoid It Kiev must resume oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, Robert Fico said
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- Slovakia plans to halt electricity supplies to Ukraine from February 23 if oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline is not restarted.
- Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that oil transit suspension has caused more damage and logistical difficulties than the suspension of gas supplies to Slovakia.
- Fico questioned the one-way benefit in Slovak-Ukrainian relations, especially after the Nord Stream pipeline incident.
- He criticized Ukrainian President Zelensky's attitude towards Slovakia and opposed Slovakia's participation in a 90 billion euro military loan to Ukraine.
- Ukrtransnafta reportedly prohibited crude supplies to Slovakia and Hungary, despite resolving an emergency situation.
- Hungary's Foreign Minister accused Zelensky of blocking supplies to create difficulties for the Hungarian government.
- The European Commission noted that Hungary and Slovakia stopped diesel fuel supplies to Kiev, and Hungary blocked an EU allocation to Ukraine.
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