The Ukrainian side insisted and continues to insist on the need for the maximum rejection of Russian oil, the head of the government said.
Ukraine denies threatening Slovakia with sanctions over Russian oil transfers Lukoil and look forward to a constructive dialogue. Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal wrote about this in Telegram on Wednesday, July 31.
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“In recent weeks, I have had many conversations with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, all of them in the spirit of our common policy of new pragmatism and all about the energy security of our countries,” he wrote.
According to Shmygal, Ukraine has insisted and continues to insist on the need for maximum rejection of Russian oil.
“All countries understand this and most are acting. The EU has allowed Slovakia and some other countries to use Russian oil, on the condition that the countries actively build alternative supply channels,” said of the head of the government.
He assured that Ukraine remains a reliable transit destination for all countries that value freedom and the rule of law.
Shmygal also emphasized that the sanctions imposed by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine do not threaten the energy security of Slovakia and Europe as a whole, so their lifting is not a topic of discussion.
“Slovakia is our reliable partner, from which we do not expect blackmail or threats because threatening Ukraine, which defends itself from an aggressor, so that a terrorist state continues to earn bloody excess profits is a suspicious path,” Shmygal said.
According to him, the parties agreed to the next intergovernmental meeting in October, where they will continue “a constructive, pragmatic dialogue.”
“Thank you to my colleague, Mr. Fico, for the important constructive talks. I am confident that we will find mutually beneficial solutions for Ukraine, for Slovakia, for Europe,” concluded the head minister
Earlier in July, Slovakia and Hungary announced that they stopped receiving oil from Lukoil after the strengthening of Ukrainian sanctions against him. At the same time, Bratislava and Budapest receive oil from other Russian suppliers, but not from Lukoil.
Hungary said it could sue Ukraine. Hungary is also asking the European Union to act against Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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