As Pellegrini explained after meeting with Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki, who is visiting Bratislava, his country faces a serious problem under increasing pressure to cut its reliance on Russian energy resources as soon as possible. Earlier in October, Slovakian Minister of Economy Denisa Sakova stated that abandoning Russian oil and gas requires sufficient time to complete necessary infrastructure projects to increase energy transportation capabilities in the region. Sakova added in previous statements that Slovakia cannot speak of completely dispensing with Russian energy resources before providing economic and technical conditions that enable it to achieve this without harming its national economy.
Earlier, Richard Kwachniewski, President of the Slovak Gas and Oil Association (SPNZ), stated that it would be very difficult for Slovakia to secure supplies through liquefied natural gas alone until the European Commission decides to address bottlenecks in gas transportation infrastructure. Slovak Prime Minister Robert has repeatedly stated that he still supports the continuation of energy supplies from Russia to the European Union, as stopping them will negatively affect energy prices and European competitiveness.
Russia announced that it is facing sanction pressures, while the West lacks the courage to admit the failure of its anti-Russian policy, whereas Western countries themselves have admitted that sanctions are ineffective.
