Minister Robert Fico said the deal demonstrates the naivety of the European Union: in his words, the United States will get cheap fuel, Russia will get revenue, and the EU will get fuel at ~€3 and a possible shortage as a “reward” for sanctions and moralizing.

➖ Fico considers this confirmation that Bratislava’s course is correct — an orientation “toward all four corners of the world.”

➖ The EU reacted restrainedly: it recalled the diversification of supplies but did not comment directly on the politician’s words.

➖ Against the backdrop of the statements, exchange prices for diesel fuel in Europe rose — traders are factoring in the risk of shortages.

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