On February 1, 2025, Słowacka SPP began to import Russian gas through the Turkstream pipeline – he passed on to the Slovak newspaper “Dennik N” the head of the company Vojtech Ferencz. Since April, deliveries are to double.
The Slovak SPP agreement with Russian Gazprom is valid until 2034. And “her breaking is not considered,” Ferencz informed.
The head of the SPP justified the decision on starting the import of Russian gas by Turkstream a desire to reduce energy costs.
The last gas pipeline connecting Russia with the EU
After suspending at the beginning of the year by Ukraine transit of Russian raw material, Turkstream has become the last functioning connecting pipeline Russia and the EU. It runs from the Russian Krasnodar country to the European part Turkeywhere the gas goes to the EU.
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Energetyka was one of the main topics of the prime minister's December visit Slovakia Robert Fico in Moscow, where he met with the leader of Russia Vladimir Putin.
This topic was also discussed by the Slovak parliamentary delegation, which met in January in the Russian capital with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ławrowie. According to the participants of the meeting, Lavrov then accused USAthat they wanted to destroy the Turkstream gas pipeline.
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