Slovakia aims for agreement by Tuesday on end of Russian gas supplies, sanctions
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Slovakia seeks an EU agreement by Tuesday to end Russian gas supplies, addressing potential shortages and sanctions issues.
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Slovakia aims to reach an agreement with the European Commission and EU partners by Tuesday on guarantees it will not suffer from the end of Russian gas supplies and on a new sanctions package against Russia, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday.
Slovakia has been blocking the 18th sanctions package over its disagreement with a separate Commission proposal to end all imports of Russian gas from 2028, which Slovakia argues could cause shortages, a rise in prices and transit fees, and damage claims from Russian supplier Gazprom.
(Reporting by Jan Lopatka in Prague; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
Slovakia aims to reach an agreement with the European Commission and EU partners on guarantees regarding the end of Russian gas supplies.
Slovakia is blocking the sanctions package due to its disagreement with a proposal to end all imports of Russian gas by 2028, fearing it could lead to shortages.
The article was reported by Jan Lopatka in Prague and edited by Sharon Singleton.
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