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Slovak FM claims Ukraine purchasing Russian gas
(MENAFN) Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar refuted media reports suggesting that Slovakia was directly supplying Russian gas to Ukraine. Blanar clarified that while Ukraine has been purchasing Russian gas from external sources, it is flowing through Slovak territory as part of a transit route. He denounced a report by local broadcaster STVR as misleading, emphasizing the distinction between gas passing through Slovakia and Slovakia being the direct supplier.
Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova supported Blanar’s statement, confirming that companies in the Czech Republic and Germany have been the actual suppliers of Russian gas to Ukraine, which simply passes through Slovakia’s infrastructure. Media reports revealed that reverse flows of gas to Ukraine, estimated at 17 million cubic meters per day, began on February 6, primarily using Hungarian, Slovak, and Polish gas systems.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico also confirmed that Slovakia had started receiving Russian gas through the TurkStream pipeline after Ukraine halted transit. He pointed out that Ukraine’s foreign gas supplies were necessary for its survival, but clarified that Slovakia was not involved in those deliveries, which have contributed to higher European gas prices. Fico suggested Slovakia could consider halting foreign gas supplies to Ukraine in response to its actions.
Following Ukraine’s decision to stop renewing its transit deal with Moscow, alternative routes like TurkStream have become key for Russian gas deliveries to southern and southeastern Europe. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky defended the move as a strategy to deprive Moscow of critical energy revenues, while Slovakia and Hungary accused Ukraine of triggering an energy crisis for political gain.
Despite the controversy, Moscow has committed to maintaining stable gas supplies via TurkStream, with recent data showing a record-high delivery of over 50 million cubic meters per day in January, a 27% increase compared to the previous year.
Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova supported Blanar’s statement, confirming that companies in the Czech Republic and Germany have been the actual suppliers of Russian gas to Ukraine, which simply passes through Slovakia’s infrastructure. Media reports revealed that reverse flows of gas to Ukraine, estimated at 17 million cubic meters per day, began on February 6, primarily using Hungarian, Slovak, and Polish gas systems.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico also confirmed that Slovakia had started receiving Russian gas through the TurkStream pipeline after Ukraine halted transit. He pointed out that Ukraine’s foreign gas supplies were necessary for its survival, but clarified that Slovakia was not involved in those deliveries, which have contributed to higher European gas prices. Fico suggested Slovakia could consider halting foreign gas supplies to Ukraine in response to its actions.
Following Ukraine’s decision to stop renewing its transit deal with Moscow, alternative routes like TurkStream have become key for Russian gas deliveries to southern and southeastern Europe. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky defended the move as a strategy to deprive Moscow of critical energy revenues, while Slovakia and Hungary accused Ukraine of triggering an energy crisis for political gain.
Despite the controversy, Moscow has committed to maintaining stable gas supplies via TurkStream, with recent data showing a record-high delivery of over 50 million cubic meters per day in January, a 27% increase compared to the previous year.
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