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<span>Prime Minister Robert Fico has conditioned Slovakia's support for the sanctions on receiving financial compensation, guaranteed access to affordable gas, maintained transit fees, and legal protection against potential Gazprom lawsuits worth €16-20 billion related to contract termination.</span

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Prime Minister Robert Fico has conditioned Slovakia's support for the sanctions on receiving financial compensation, guaranteed access to affordable gas, maintained transit fees, and legal protection against potential Gazprom lawsuits worth €16-20 billion related to contract termination.

<span>The sanctions package targets Russia's financial and energy sectors, including restrictions on the Nord Stream pipelines, and comes as Moscow launched record-breaking drone and missile attacks against Ukrainian cities, creating urgency among member states.</span

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The sanctions package targets Russia's financial and energy sectors, including restrictions on the Nord Stream pipelines, and comes as Moscow launched record-breaking drone and missile attacks against Ukrainian cities, creating urgency among member states.

<span>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys have publicly criticized Slovakia's veto, with Merz urging Fico to drop resistance and Budrys calling the decision "unacceptable" and "anti-EU" behavior that undermines solidarity principles.</span

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys have publicly criticized Slovakia's veto, with Merz urging Fico to drop resistance and Budrys calling the decision "unacceptable" and "anti-EU" behavior that undermines solidarity principles.

<span>Slovakia's opposition stems from concerns about the European Commission's REPowerEU proposal to end Russian energy imports, which the country argues will raise consumer prices, weaken competitiveness, and endanger energy security as a landlocked nation.</span

Slovakia's opposition stems from concerns about the European Commission's REPowerEU proposal to end Russian energy imports, which the country argues will raise consumer prices, weaken competitiveness, and endanger energy security as a landlocked nation.

<span>Bilateral talks between Brussels and Bratislava have included expert missions to Slovakia focusing on energy diversification and price mitigation, but no breakthrough has been achieved despite positive statements from both sides about continued negotiations.</span

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Bilateral talks between Brussels and Bratislava have included expert missions to Slovakia focusing on energy diversification and price mitigation, but no breakthrough has been achieved despite positive statements from both sides about continued negotiations.

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Slovakia continues to veto new EU sanctions on Russia

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Slovakia is selfishly undermining European unity and solidarity when Ukraine desperately needs maximum pressure on Russia. The country is holding critical sanctions hostage for narrow economic interests, weakening the EU's ability to respond to Russian aggression and betraying fundamental European values during wartime.

<span>Slovakia is selfishly undermining European unity and solidarity when Ukraine desperately needs maximum pressure on Russia. The country is holding critical sanctions hostage for narrow economic interests, weakening the EU's ability to respond to Russian aggression and betraying fundamental European values during wartime.</span>

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Slovakia Blocks EU Sanctions on Russia Over Gas Phase-Out

Slovakia Blocks EU Sanctions on Russia Over Gas Phase-Out

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