Slovak populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has again delayed approval of the latest 18 round of EU sanctions against Russia, blaming his latest blocking on the opposition parties in Slovakia. “I’m really sad that we didn’t reach this agreement today.

Slovakia is seeking an exemption that would allow it to fulfill its contract with Gazprom until it expires in 2034

Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that Slovakia will not support the EU's new sanctions package against Russia unless it receives clear guarantees that the country will not suffer financial losses due to the termination of Russian gas transit to the EU starting from 1 January 2028.