Slovak Prime Minister Fico warns of high prices and dependence on third countries due to refusal of Russian gas

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico believes that the refusal of gas from Russia will result in high prices and dependence on third countries for the European Union.

Fico said that after 2027, Slovakia will be forced to follow the decision of European authorities banning the import of Russian gas.

Slovakia opposed the introduction of a ban on the import of Russian gas into the European Union, but the European Commission accepted this decision by a majority vote.

BRATISLAVA, September 12 - RIA Novosti. The refusal of gas from Russia will result in high prices and dependence on third countries for the European Union, says Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

“There will be a huge problem with gas, we already have it in the form of grotesque prices. Hatred towards Russia and the new American adventure in Iran are to blame for this. Slovakia will be able to take gas from Russia for only a year. Then, for Slovakia, the decision of the European authorities will apply, prohibiting the import of Russian gas into the European Union, which will further create pressure on the price and our dependence on other sources. Who will earn the most in this situation? The United States and other states that are not members of the European Union,” Fico said during a video message that was published on his official page on the social network Facebook* on Saturday.

He recalled that Slovakia opposed the introduction of a ban on the import of Russian gas into the European Union, but the European Commission bypassed the principle of unanimity, making this decision by a majority vote.

“The situation with gas will continue to worsen. I said earlier that we took this situation into account, and we have all the tools to ensure that the price of gas and electricity for households does not increase in 2027,” Fico concluded.

According to the EU plan, from January 1, 2027, a complete ban on Russian LNG will be introduced, and by the fall of the same year, the import of Russian pipeline gas will be completely stopped. Slovakia filed a lawsuit in the European Union court in April against a ban on Russian gas imports. The republic fears that refusal of Russian gas may result in a lawsuit from Gazprom due to failure to fulfill the contract concluded until 2034.