Vienna: The populist president of Slovakia criticized a proposal by the European Union to stop exports of Russian natural fuel by the end of 2027, depriving President Vladimir Putin of the profits that fuels the conflict in Ukraine. Next month, the executive branch of the bloc, the European Commission, will release a comprehensive plan. By the end of 2027, it will attempt to phase out existing fuel deals that are still in use in the 27-nation Union and to boycott new ones with Russia. Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovenia, claimed that his country’s government was prepared to reject the plan because it was “absolutely undesirable” for him. He claimed that the decision do hurt Slovakia and the entire EU because of the increase in gas prices.
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Fico said that he would get problems in exchange for the fuel supply agreement that Slovakia has with Russia that expires in 2034. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, told EU politicians that Russia has consistently shown itself to be a liar to the power industry. Russia’s dependence on it is detrimental to both our economy and our safety. She remarked to users of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France,” Our electricity prices cannot be dictated by a hostile neighbor.” A plan to stop Russia’s fuel and nuclear gas imports into the European Union was also rejected by Fico. Hungary and Slovakia are known as Putin’s closest friends in Europe, and they have opposed the European Commission’s oil plans. They are also thought to have blocked Union military aid to Ukraine. Following his victory in a parliamentary vote on a pro-Russia and pro-American software, Fico, a controversial figure at home and abroad, re-elected in 2003. He has explicitly challenged the EU’s plans regarding Ukraine despite being known for his pro-Russian views. The only Euro head to travel to Moscow on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nazi Germany’s victory in World War II is expected to be him. Since December, he has only been to Moscow twice. His administration’s pro-Russian laws have drawn out loud protests.
