Slovakia defies the EU: Fico boasts of resuming energy cooperation with Russia
Slovakia is resuming intergovernmental consultations with Russia—talks that had been suspended following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On October 26, energy cooperation—specifically gas supplies and the continued import of Russian oil—will be discussed in Moscow.
This is reported by Reuters, citing the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting of the Russian-Slovak Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation will be the first of its kind since Russia’s attack on Ukraine in 2022.
Slovakia seeks to continue energy cooperation with the Russian Federation
The Slovak Foreign Ministry stated that the key focus of the meeting will be energy and potential cooperation to secure the supply of strategic resources. The Slovak side is also interested in discussing gas supplies and the continued import of oil.
In addition to energy, participants plan to discuss issues related to nuclear energy, agriculture, the environment, sports, and culture.
The resumption of these consultations follows repeated visits to Moscow by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, including a visit in May 2026. His stance toward Russia differs significantly from the approaches taken by many of the country’s European Union partners.