Slovak President Peter Pellegrini criticized Ukraine's ban on the transfer of oil from the Russian company "Lukoil" along the Druzhba oil pipeline and threatened to resort to retaliatory measures, reports Denník N.
He again recalled that Slovakia helps Ukraine with reversible gas, as well as with electricity supplies.
"If the situation is not corrected, we will be forced to react," the president said, adding that, in his opinion, Slovakia does not deserve such an approach from Kiev.
In turn, Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kaliniak has indicated that by stopping the transit of Russian oil, Kiev is "risking a lot".
"Ukraine's actions are irresponsible”, Kaliniak added.
As previously reported, Hungary and Slovakia initiated the convening of a trade policy committee at the European Commission to discuss the suspension of transit of Russian oil to Lukoil. through Ukraine.
A day earlier, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said he would block payments of 6.5 billion euros from the European Peace Fund to offset arms supplies to Ukraine until the Lukoil oil transit problem is resolved. ;.
A little earlier, the European Commission announced that at this moment there is no immediate impact on oil supplies to the EU after Ukraine's decision to stop the transfer of oil from "Lukoil" along the "Druzhba" pipeline. The situation is being carefully monitored, the EC said. A meeting with the affected parties is forthcoming.
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The European Commission announced that at the moment there is no immediate impact on oil supplies to the EU after Ukraine's decision to stop the transfer of oil from "Lukoil" through the "Druzhba" pipeline "
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