Zelenskiy Pushes Back Against Slovakian PM’s Power-Cut Threat
- Flows of Russian gas to Europe look poised to halt on Jan. 1
- Slovakian Premier Fico is pushing for an alternative deal
Robert Fico
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pushed back at a threat by Slovakia to cut off back-up power supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv stops transporting Russian gas to central Europe.
It appears Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Robert Fico, the Slovak prime minister, “the order to open the second energy front against Ukraine at the expense of the Slovak people’s interests,” Zelenskiy said on Saturday in a lengthy post on X.