The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, called on the European Union to lift sanctions against Russian oil and gas and to resume dialogue with Moscow, in the midst of a growing energy crisis affecting the continent. The proposal came after a conversation with his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, with whom he agreed on the need to review the block's current energy strategy
.In a statement, Fico said that the European Union must guarantee access to all available energy sources, including Russia, to face the impact of rising prices and uncertainty on markets. According to the president, limiting oneself to national solutions is not enough in the face of a global crisis that requires coordinated responses
.The proposal comes in a context of strong pressure on oil prices, which skyrocketed after the start of military actions by the United States and Israel in Iran in late February. This scenario affected the flow of supplies from the Gulf region, causing significant disruption to the global energy market. The International Energy Agency warned that this is one of the biggest interruptions in oil supply recorded in recent years
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Fico also proposed restoring flows through the Druzhba pipeline system, a key infrastructure for transporting crude oil to Central Europe. The reactivation of this pipeline, he said, would ease tensions in the energy supply and reduce the economic impact on the countries most dependent on
