Slovakia will block any European Union sanctions against Russia that damage its national interests, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday after parliament approved a resolution calling on the government not to back any new measures. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/66260353

Fico said he could not support any measure stopping the import of Russian fuel for Slovakia’s nuclear power plants.

Attempts to hit Russia’s gas and nuclear sectors have consistently hit obstacles, with opposition from Slovakia and other countries, like Hungary, that still rely on Russian energy supplies.

  • Bruncvik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Fico faces an EU probe after journalists and opposition politicians found dozens of mansions built or purchased by Fico and his cohort through misappropriated EU funds. He’s desperately trying to change the subject.