Fico, Slovakia and Russian gas

Slovakia will discuss retaliation after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’, says Slovak PM Fico
Slovakia has alternative gas supplies but Fico, who has ended military aid to Ukraine and sought warmer relations with Moscow, says Slovakia will lose its own transit revenues and pay additional transit fees to bring in non-Russian gas. He has also said European gas and power prices would rise as a result of Ukraine's actions.
Fico threatened to reduce aid to Ukrainians in Slovakia over gas transit cut
“Talking on behalf of Smer-SD, I’d like to inform that we are ready to discuss and reach agreement within our coalition about stopping energy supplies and significantly reducing support for Ukrainian nationals in Slovakia,” Fico said in a video address he published on his Facebook page.
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