Fico had previously vowed to cut off much-needed exports of electricity to Ukraine, which is facing a power crisis as a result of heavy bombardment of its national grid by Russian rockets and drones. He has also floated stripping support from Ukrainian refugees in retribution for the cutoff.

The storm surrounding Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit to Slovakia continues. Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke about his December visit to Moscow on Wednesday. I dealt with a serious problem there—damages amounting to one and a half billion euros,

Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday he had secured Slovakia's gas supply during a visit to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, just before Ukraine halted the transit of gas from Russia at the start of 2025.