On December 30th, Slovak Prime Minister Fizo strongly criticized Ukraine’s decision to stop sending natural gas to Slovakia from January 1st, 2025, in an open letter to the President of the European Council and Commission on December 29th. He stated that Ukraine’s unilateral decision was wrong and unreasonable, harmful not only to Slovakia but also to the entire European Union. Fizo emphasized in the letter that Ukraine has not had public consultations with the EU or affected countries on this matter, and he reminded that the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine does not violate EU law. Fizo also pointed out that Ukraine has rejected alternative proposals for non Russian natural gas transit, which will have a negative impact on the already struggling European Union and Slovakia. Fizo called on EU leaders to urgently pay attention to this situation and take measures to reduce the negative impact on the European economy. He pointed out that support for Ukraine should be rational and not based on “self destruction and causing great damage to the EU”.
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