– If Kyiv suspends the transport of Russian gas, from January 1, we will take into account the situation and consider the possibility of taking reciprocal measures against Ukraine, Fico said in a statement published online on Friday afternoon. I mentioned it in the video.
“If it is unavoidable, we will cut off the supply of electricity that Ukraine urgently needs during the network outage,” he added.
Slovakia. Robert Fico threatens Ukraine with power outage
In the same statement, the Prime Minister asserted that Slovakia is the right country to organize peace negotiations on the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
– If someone turns to us with the intention of organizing peace negotiations in Slovakia regarding the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, they can count on our hospitality, Fico said. He added that he had also spoken to President Vladimir Putin about the matter and was satisfied with Putin's positive response.
In his upcoming New Year's speech, Fico also criticized the actions and declarations of the President of Ukraine, who rejected the proposed ceasefire as announced.
War in Ukraine. Fico points at Zelenskiy
According to Robert Fico, Volodymyr Zelensky is dragging all of Ukraine into disaster. “Ukraine's negotiating position is worsening day by day, and Ukraine will pay a heavy price for this Western adventure in the form of territory loss and the presence of foreign troops,” the Slovak Prime Minister said. concluded.
At the same time, he made an official visit to Turkey in January, had an audience with the Pope at the Vatican in February, and announced that he would work to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
Ukraine, which has been repelling a major Russian military invasion since February 2022, has announced that it will not extend a contract to transport Russian gas through its territory to Europe.
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