Overview
- President Péter Pellegrini said a near-term halt to Russian oil and gas is technically unfeasible for Slovakia.
- He made the remarks after talks in Bratislava with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, with their joint statement broadcast on the Slovak president’s official Facebook page.
- Pellegrini welcomed a Polish proposal to route U.S. liquefied natural gas to Slovakia via Polish seaports as an alternative supply path.
- Economy Minister Denisa Sakova has previously said Slovakia needs time to complete infrastructure that expands regional transport capacity, and the Slovak Gas and Oil Union warned LNG alone is not viable without EU action to relieve bottlenecks.
- The two presidents discussed Central European energy security and agreed to deepen cooperation in NATO, reject EU migrant quotas, and back regional transport projects.