Slovakia’s government has backed a proposal to end emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine, Slovak outlet Denník N reported Wednesday, March 4.
According to the report, the cabinet approved a plan recommending that Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický terminate the agreement between Slovakia’s state-owned grid operator SEPS and Ukraine’s energy company Ukrenergo.
The proposal was introduced to the government meeting by Prime Minister Robert Fico and appeared on the agenda at the last minute, the report said.
Kamenický has been tasked with addressing the issue by Thursday, March 5.
SEPS is fully owned by Slovakia’s finance ministry and currently maintains an agreement with Ukrenergo to provide emergency electricity supplies.
Fico had previously called on SEPS to halt the supplies in response to Ukraine’s decision not to resume oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline.
However, Denník N reported that in practice, the deliveries have not yet been halted.
On Monday, Fico said Slovakia suspended emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine until oil flows to Slovakia resume.
Under Fico, Slovakia maintained friendly ties with Moscow despite its EU membership, with Fico becoming the only EU leader to attend Moscow’s WWII Victory Day parade in May 2025 – though the Central European country has taken a less openly hostile stance toward Kyiv than Hungary.
Fico has repeatedly criticized Western military aid to Ukraine and opposed further sanctions on Russia. Since returning to office in 2023, he has halted Slovakia’s state military assistance to Kyiv, while allowing commercial arms sales to continue.
However, after his last meeting with Zelensky in Ukraine, Fico also said Slovakia would support Ukraine’s bid for EU membership and share its own experience of joining the bloc.