Calling for a resumption of Ukraine gas transit flies in the face of pledges to cut off funding for Moscow’s war.

Róbert Ondrejcsák, Slovakia’s outgoing ambassador to the United Kingdom, has launched a blistering critique of the Slovak government’s foreign policy, describing it as “irrelevant, damaging, and tragically misguided.

European leaders are set to urge EU authorities and Kyiv to intensify talks over a halt to Russian gas transit through Ukraine, according to draft summit conclusions seen by Reuters that follow pressure from Slovakia.

European leaders are set to urge EU authorities and Ukraine to intensify talks over a possible resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine

The Czech state company that operates the country's oil pipeline network says deliveries from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline have been halted.

Leaders of Slovakia and Hungary on March 1 threatened to block EU statements during a key summit next week unless the bloc calls for an immediate ceasefire and launches talks with Russia. European Council President Antonio Costa called a meeting of EU leaders on March 6 to discuss defense spending,

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is pressing for Ukraine to restart Russian gas transit as a “gesture of gratitude” if the European Union continues its aid, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said after the Slavkov format summit,

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged the EU to engage directly with Russia for a Ukraine ceasefire, rejecting a joint EU declaration due to irreconcilable differences. Orban's stance echoes Trump's U.

Hungary's prime minister has urged the European Union to start direct discussions with Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine and drop plans for a joint declaration at an extraordinary EU summit next week,

Fico had threatened to block the statement without any mention. In the conclusions, EU leaders called on the parties to "intensify efforts towards finding workable solutions to the gas transit issue,