By Ben Aris in Berlin Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is becoming a major embarrassment for the EU plans tophase out all Russian gas imports by 2028. In a letter shared on social media and reported by European Pravda on July 16,

Bratislava wants exemption from EU plan to halt Russian oil and gas imports if bloc wants its support for new sanctions

Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that Slovakia will not support the EU's new sanctions package against Russia unless it receives clear guarantees that the country will not suffer financial losses due to the termination of Russian gas transit to the EU starting from 1 January 2028.