At the end of 2024, the rag is burning between Ukraine and Slovakia: Volodymyr Zelensky raised his voice against the Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico.
Tensions are high between kyiv and Bratislavaas we approach the start of 2025 and the sad third anniversary of the war in Ukraine. On his X account, Volodymyr Zelensky raised his voice against the Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico.
“A second energy front”
According to the Ukrainian president, “it appears that Putin gave the order to Fico to open a second energy front against Ukraine to the detriment of the Slovak population”. It all started with the Ukrainian refusal to renew an agreement gas delivery with Moscow. This must end at the end of the year: the decision is not without consequences for Europe, since it is via Ukraine that this same gas transits to several countries… including Slovakia.
It appears that Putin gave Fico the order to open the second energy front against Ukraine at the expense of the Slovak people’s interests. Fico’s threats to cut off Ukraine’s emergency power supply this winter while Russia attacks our power plants and energy grid can only be…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1872972924015005721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
19% of Ukrainian imports
For his part, according to Reuters, Robert Fico threatened reprisals regarding the delivery of electricity to Ukraineafter this final date and therefore from January 1, 2025. Volodymyr Zelensky assured that Slovakia represents 19% of Ukrainian imports in electricity, while kyiv faces multiple Russian attacks against its energy network.
“Slovakia is part of of the single European market energy and Fico must respect common European rules”, repeated the Ukrainian president, always on the sidelines of his long message posted on Twitter.
Fico in Moscow a few days ago
Reuters also reports that Robert Fico, who is one of the strongest supporters of the Russian invasionwas in Moscow earlier this week to visit Vladimir Putin. The head of the Kremlin, at the end of this interview, said he was open to Slovak offer to host peace talks between the two belligerents.
