Zelensky to Fitzo: “Come to Kyiv on Friday to talk about gas”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hit back at Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico by inviting him to visit Kiev this Friday after he asked for talks to try to resolve their dispute over ending the transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukrainian territory . On January 1, the transit agreement between Kyiv and Moscow expired. Ukraine refused to extend it, so that Russia could not finance the war from these revenues. Fico says Kiev’s decision is costing Slovakia, which borders Ukraine, paying higher prices for the natural gas it buys while also losing revenue from transit fees to the rest of Europe. In an open letter to Zelensky, he asked them to meet in Slovakia, near the border with Ukraine, to discuss a technical solution to the problem. “Such a meeting will create a good basis for an open one […]
Source: News Beast

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