Slovakia, which relies on Russian gas supplied via a gas transit through Ukraine, has been irked by Kyiv’s declaration that it will not renew the deal with Moscow due to the ongoing war. Robert Fico a

Zelenskyy emphasized Ukraine’s need to import electricity due to Russia’s seizure of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and ongoing attacks on the energy system. According to Zelenskyy, Slovakia accounts for 19% of Ukraine’s electricity imports.

It appears that Putin gave Fico the order to open the second energy front against Ukraine at the expense of the Slovak people’s interests,' Zelenskyy wrote on X.