The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, criticized Slovakia's Prime Minister, Robert Fico, for rejecting a proposal for compensation for halting the transit of Russian gas. Zelensky accused Fico of endangering Europe’s security and supporting Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticized Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for maintaining Slovakia's dependency on Russian natural resources. Zelenskiy sees this as a significant security threat to Europe.

By Yuliia Dysa (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday blasted Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico over his reluctance to end his country's dependency on Russian gas, calling it a "big security issue" for Europe and saying Fico declined compensation.

Slovakia may consider reciprocal measures against Ukraine if it doesn’t allow the transit of gas from Russia to Europe.

Slovakia is dependent on gas passing through Ukraine and Fico has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for refusing to extend the contract, which expires at the end of the year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov,