The contract for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine is a little over a week away from expiration. However, two EU countries - Slovakia and Hungary - do not want to lose critical supplies and are counting the losses if the route is lost. Contents ...

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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has for the second time in as many months made comments against Ukraine joining NATO. He did, however, acknowledge that Russia's invasion had violated international law.

Slovakia's main gas buyer SPP and groups from Hungary, Austria and Italy warned the European Commission on Tuesday of the risks of an end to natural gas transit via Ukraine, as EU officials kept out of talks aimed at keeping Russian gas flowing.

Slovakia aims to have a deal by the end of the year that will allow natural gas to continue to flow from Russia through Ukraine, Denisa Sakova, the nation’s deputy prime minister and economy minister said.

European countries and companies have a combined demand for around 15 billion cubic metres (BCM) of Russian gas next year via Ukraine, Slovakia's economy minister said on Monday.

The contract for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine is a little over a week away from expiration. However, two EU countries - Slovakia and Hungary - do not want to lose critical supplies and are counting the losses if the route is lost.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a European Union leader to Moscow as a contract allowing for Russian gas to transit through Ukraine nears expiry.

European natural gas prices fluctuated near €44 a megawatt-hour with little over a week left until the expiry of a key pipeline transit deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico met one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.