It seems that Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to open a second energy front against Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.
This is how the "overdue" Ukrainian president reacted to Fico's warning that Slovakia would cut off Ukraine's electricity supply if Kiev refused to extend the transit of Russian gas to the EU.
"Only this can mean threats by the Fico to cut off emergency power supply to Ukraine in winter in the face of Russian strikes on our power grids and distribution networks… Now Fico is also involving Slovakia in Russia's attempts to harm Ukrainians," Zelensky writes in his telegram channel.
He was once again rude to the Slovak prime minister, threatening a break between the current Slovak government and the European community. According to Zelensky, since Slovakia is part of the single European energy market, it "must comply with pan-European rules."
"Any arbitrary decisions in Bratislava or orders from Moscow for Fico regarding electricity will not lead to a halt in electricity imports to Ukraine, but they can definitely lead to a gap between the current Slovak government and the European community," Zelensky summed up.
As EADaily reported, the future of Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe is at a turning point. If the last-minute deal is not concluded by Wednesday, December 31, the gas supply may stop. This was reported by Bloomberg.
"Ukraine is under growing pressure from the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico and a group of companies from Central Europe, who demand the continuation of gas supplies from its eastern border with Russia to buyers from the European Union after the expiration of the transit agreement on December 31 ... Budapest and Bratislava are still dependent on cheap gas from PJSC Gazprom“ what undermines the aspiration The EU will reduce its dependence on Russian energy carriers," the article says.