Slovakia Vows to Veto Russia Sanctions Without Gas Guarantees
Robert Fico, Slovakia's prime minister, in Rome, Italy, on June 3.
Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/BloombergSlovakia is withholding support for the European Union’s latest raft of sanctions against Moscow unless its concerns about energy security are taken into account.
Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose landlocked country is still heavily reliant on Russian supplies, has called on the European Commission to provide safeguards to help mitigate the economic fallout.