{"id":13009,"date":"2026-02-21T21:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13009"},"modified":"2026-02-21T21:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:35:49","slug":"slovakia-threatens-to-cut-electricity-to-ukraine-over-russian-oil-spat-oil-and-gas-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13009","title":{"rendered":"Slovakia threatens to cut electricity to Ukraine over Russian oil spat | Oil and Gas News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Slovakia and Hungary vexed after Russian oil flows via\u00a0Ukraine halted by alleged Russian drone strike last month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 21 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">21 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has issued Ukraine a two-day deadline to resume the pumping of Russian oil through its territory, threatening to cut off electricity to the war-torn country if this demand is not met.<\/p>\n<p>Fico issued his ultimatum to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, warning on X that he would ask state-owned company SEPS to halt emergency supplies of electricity if flows of Russian crude via the\u00a0Soviet-era Druzhba\u00a0pipeline crossing Ukraine are not resumed by Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Slovakia and neighbouring Hungary, which have both remained dependent on Russian oil since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, have become increasingly vocal in demanding Kyiv resume deliveries through the pipeline, which was shut down after what Ukraine said was a Russian drone strike hit infrastructure in late January.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovak leader accused Zelenskyy of acting \u201cmaliciously\u201d towards his country, alluding to Ukraine\u2019s earlier halting of Russian gas supplies after a five-year-old transit agreement expired on January 1, 2025, which he claimed is costing Slovakia \u201cdamages of 500 million [euros; about $589m] per year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Describing Zelenskyy\u2019s actions as \u201cunacceptable behaviour\u201d, he said that his refusal to \u201cinvolve the Slovak Republic in the latest 90 billion euros ($105bn) military loan for Ukraine\u201d had been \u201cabsolutely correct\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Slovakia is a major source of European electricity for Ukraine, needed as Russian attacks have damaged its grid. Energy sector experts say Slovakia provided 18 percent of record-setting Ukrainian electricity imports last month.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"eu-loan-in-peril\">EU loan in peril<\/h2>\n<p>Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic all opposed the interest-free European Union loan package, which was agreed to by the bloc\u2019s member states back in December to help Ukraine meet its military and economic needs over the coming two years.<\/p>\n<p>While the three nations opposed the package, which replaced a contentious plan to use frozen Russian assets that ran aground over legal concerns, a compromise was reached in which they did not block the initiative and were promised protection from any financial fallout.<\/p>\n<p>However, as tensions mounted over the interrupted supply of Russian oil this week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened on Friday to overturn December\u2019s deal by vetoing the EU loan package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as Ukraine blocks the Druzhba pipeline, Hungary will block the 90\u2011billion-euro Ukrainian war loan. We will not be pushed around!\u201d the Hungarian leader wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Slovakia and Hungary both received a temporary exemption from an EU policy prohibiting imports of Russian oil over the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ukraine-responds\">Ukraine responds<\/h2>\n<p>The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs slammed Slovakia and Hungary on Saturday for what it called their \u201cultimatums and blackmail\u201d over energy issues, saying the two countries are \u201cplaying into the hands of the aggressor [Russia]\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said that Ukraine had provided information on the damage that resulted from \u201cRussian attacks\u201d on the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, and that repair work is under way.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, it said, it has \u201calso proposed alternative ways to resolve the issue of supplying non-Russian oil to these countries\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovakia and Hungary vexed after Russian oil flows via\u00a0Ukraine halted by alleged Russian drone strike last month. 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