“The short-sightedness of Fico’s energy policy poses threats to Europe: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the visit of the Prime Minister of Slovakia to Russia The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine criticized the visit of Slovak Prime Minister Fico to Moscow and his energy policy. The agency emphasized the importance of abandoning Russian energy carriers and diversifying supplies for Europe’s security.”, — write on: unn.ua
The embassy reminded that Russia has been using energy as a weapon for many years. For Moscow, it is a political lever, an instrument of humiliation and threats to sovereign states, a source of corruption, dependence and blackmail in interaction with foreign politicians.
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Against this background, the general European trend is to abandon Russian energy sources, increase energy independence, diversify supply sources and, as a result, increase energy security for every European family and household.
A recent example of giving up Russian gas is Austria, which for many years had no alternatives to the supply of energy resources from the Russian Federation, but eventually found an opportunity to give them up thanks to the wise and far-sighted government policy.
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“Against this background, the persistent attempts of the head of the Slovak government to preserve energy dependence on Moscow, contrary to EU policy and the joint work of European countries on the diversification of energy supply, are surprising.
During the year, his actions were actually aimed at helping Russia continue to squeeze American and other gas out of the European market, maintain Europe’s dependence and weaken our continent.
This time could have been used to solve all existing problems and find mutually acceptable solutions in coordination with European partners and, in particular, neighbors. “Ukraine has repeatedly emphasized its readiness to consider relevant requests from the European Commission, but the Prime Minister of Slovakia has chosen a different course,” the statement reads.
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In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Ukraine is paying the highest price – the price of human lives – for restraining Russian aggression and protecting European homes, including Slovak ones, from Russian murderers.
“We will not accept the shameful policy of appeasement, which has already proven its fallacy in the last century. The Slovak side should remember this better than others. We call on all European partners to work together to reduce dependence on Russian energy sources and strengthen Europe’s energy security,” – summarized in department
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that the visit of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to Moscow was a response to Ukraine’s reluctance to continue the transit of Russian gas to Europe.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda criticized the visit of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to Russia.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi commented on the meeting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the gas issue, noting that during the summit in Brussels, EU leaders noted that Fico “does not want to participate in joint European work on energy independence or to look for a replacement for Russian gas.