Slovakia has made finding a solution for its energy security a condition for approving the bloc’s latest sanctions package

Slovakia hopes to secure guarantees by early next week to protect it from the impact of a planned EU-mandated halt in Russian gas imports, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico, as cited by Bloomberg. Slovakia has made receiving such guarantees a condition for supporting the EU’s latest sanctions package against Moscow.

The European Commission last month unveiled a plan that aims to phase out all Russian energy imports by 2027. The proposal, which is opposed by Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, and reportedly Italy, is…

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