Slovakia will not block new EU sanctions on Russia — PM Fico

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said his country would not block the adoption of a new European Union sanctions package against Russia, set for a vote on July 18.

According to Reuters, Fico made the remarks in a video posted on Facebook, saying Slovakia had “achieved all it could” during talks on safeguards over potential damage from a planned EU ban on Russian gas imports starting in 2028.