Prime Minister Fico claims that “somehow” Slovakia has secured Russian gas supplies

MADRID Jan. 10 () –

The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, assured this Friday that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has guaranteed them that “somehow” his country has secured its gas supply, after the supply to Europe through Ukraine was interrupted after its transit agreements expired.

Fico explained that he has received a “guarantee” from Putin that Slovakia will have guaranteed gas supply either through “the southern corridor” or “some other way,” according to the Bloomberg agency.

“Putin guaranteed that they would fulfill their commitments,” said Fico, who in recent weeks has been warning of the serious economic consequences for his country of the interruption of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine.

As a result of all this, Fico has been accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of “sabotaging” the European economy in favor of the interests of the United States. This Thursday, he raised his complaint with the European Commission and once again warned kyiv to respond reciprocally, for example with power cuts.

Slovakia’s largest gas company, SPP, has a long-term contract with Gazprom, the Russian gas company that interrupted the passage of natural gas through Ukraine on January 1 after its transit agreements expired.

The SPP, which supplies 63 percent of the national market, has several diversification contracts in force. However, Slovakia currently covers its national gas needs from stored reserves, Fico said.