Fico threatens to cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut off energy supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv stops transporting russian gas to Central Europe.

Fico wrote about this on his Facebook and Bloomberg reported this on Friday, December 27.

The Slovak Prime Minister noted that his country will assess the situation and possible reciprocal measures against Ukraine. According to him, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will cause billions of euros in losses to the European Union, including the Slovak Republic, by stopping the transit of russian gas, and will reduce the EU's competitiveness.

"If necessary, we will cut off the supply of electricity, which Ukraine desperately needs during network outages. Stopping the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine is not just an empty political gesture. This is an extremely expensive step for which we, in the European Union, will pay," Fico said.

The Slovak Prime Minister also stressed that the EU's additional spending on electricity will amount to EUR 120 billion (USD 125 billion) over the next two years as a result of the suspension of russian gas transit. In addition, Fico said that Slovakia is ready to accept peace talks on the war in Ukraine.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on December 22, a meeting took place between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and russian dictator vladimir putin.

After that, people held a rally in the Slovak capital Bratislava against Fico's actions.

On December 27, the Prosecutor General's Office of Slovakia will consider a complaint filed by the Peace for Ukraine public association in response to Fico's trip to russia and meeting with dictator putin.