Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Studence, Czech Republic, March 31, 2026. © Robert Nemeti / Anadolu / Getty Images
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico called on the EU to abolish sanctions on energy exports from Russia and resume dialogue, comparing block policy to "suicide ship".
Since the start of the war, US and Israel have risen oil prices in the EU by 60% in late February and gas prices by 70%, according to European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen.
The block experienced earlier price increases after the decision to retreat supplies from Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine.
On Saturday's Facebook post, Fico criticized the EU for "ideological blindness and incompetence” and accused Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenski of exacerbating the crisis.
"I call to nothing else – only to return to sanity.
The full EU, and in peculiar the European Commission, are starting to match a suicide ship in terms of energy security" Fico wrote.
He called on the EU to abolish "absurd sanctions" and take action "strong steps" to reconstruct supply by pipeline relationship from russian times, which Russian oil reaches the EU through Ukraine.
Kiev, who has long been trying to push Slovakia and neighbouring Hungary to quit energy supplies from Russia, claimed that the pipeline was immobilized by the Russian attack.
Zelenski said last period that Ukraine would fix it if the EU prevented Hungary and Slovakia from blocking a $104 billion debt to Kiev.
Earlier this week Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned that the block might face "one of the most serious economical crises in its history", if sanctions on Russian energy supplies are not lifted.
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen excluded leniency despite warnings issued on Friday about possible ‘long-term’ an energy shock that could force associate States to ration fuel.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/637312-fico-eu-energy-policy-suite/
