Reference News Website February 22 report: According to the website of the Berliner Zeitung on February 21, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned Ukraine that if it does not quickly restore oil supplies to Slovakia, it will face serious consequences. Fico posted on the social media platform X, stating that if an agreement is not reached by the 23rd, he will instruct Slovak companies to stop providing emergency electricity to Ukraine.
Fico accused Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of "maliciously" treating Slovakia and refusing to reconcile. He said that since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Slovakia has fully supported Ukraine - including providing humanitarian aid, accepting about 180,000 Ukrainian refugees, and closely cooperating politically with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Fico complained that his country's economy has suffered significant losses. He said that the interruption of Russian gas supply causes about 500 million euros in economic losses to Slovakia each year; now, the interruption of oil supply is also causing more financial and logistics problems.
The report said that Fico stated that Slovakia cannot accept a relationship that only benefits Ukraine. He wrote: "Slovakia is a sovereign state."
Notably, Fico said that in January 2026 alone, the number of times Slovakia provided emergency electricity to Ukraine was twice that of the entire year of 2025. Stopping the power supply may further worsen Ukraine's already fragile energy supply. (Translated by Wang Qing)
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