Slovakia Halts Electricity Supplies To Ukraine

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo has announced the termination of electricity supplies to Ukraine in response to the suspension of Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline. He said this in a video message on his Facebook page.

Before taking the measures Fitzo said he wanted to speak by phone with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The prime minister had planned to discuss with him the likelihood and timing of resuming oil supplies to Slovakia, but received a message that Zelensky was "ready to talk only after February 25."

"Given the gravity of the situation and the declared state of oil emergency in Slovakia, under the circumstances we are forced to resort to the first response measure immediately," Fitzo said.

He stressed that the measure would be lifted after the resumption of oil supplies to Slovakia. "Otherwise, we will resort to further retaliatory measures," the prime minister warned.

In connection with the situation, Fico held a meeting with the republic's Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický.

"I asked <...> to stop emergency supplies of electricity to Ukraine. As of today, the rule is that if the Ukrainian side asks Slovakia for assistance in stabilizing the Ukrainian power grid, it will not receive such assistance. As I have already said, this is the first retaliatory step that the Slovak government is entitled to take without violating any international rules and obligations," the prime minister said.

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