Slovakia's prime minister claims Ukraine is jeopardising Europe's global competitiveness by refusing to allow Russia to export gas into the EU over its territory.
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00:00Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened with reciprocal measures if Ukraine does not
00:07resume gas transit from Russia.
00:10Speaking at a press conference in Brussels after talks with European Commission officials,
00:15Fico said Slovakia could cut off humanitarian aid to Ukraine, stop its emergency electricity
00:20supplies and reduce or withdraw benefits for Ukrainian refugees.
00:47A pipeline that runs through Ukraine used to be one of the four networks through which
00:51Russian gas flowed to the European Union.
00:53Kyiv decided to halt this gas supply as a transit deal signed before the start of the
00:58war expired at the end of 2024.
01:03In a post on social media platform X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the decision
01:09to halt the transit means Moscow will lose what he says is one of its most profitable
01:13and geographically accessible markets.