Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv is willing to provide Hungary and Slovakia with support for alternative energy supplies, a topic that will be discussed at a joint meeting of the Ukrainian and Slovak governments in October.

Source: European Pravda, citing Zelenskyy at a press conference on Saturday 27 September

Details: Zelenskyy emphasised that Ukraine can offer alternatives to Hungary and Slovakia in order to reduce their reliance on Russian energy.

The Ukrainian president said he and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico plan a joint government meeting in October, during which Kyiv will propose targeted assistance.

Quote: “There will be a meeting of government officials in Slovakia where Ukraine can and will offer alternative steps for energy support. But this cannot be Russian oil or Russian gas.”

More details: Zelenskyy added that the issue could also be discussed with Hungarian officials.

Quote: “There are no steps from their side. Other than a few media signals that are clearly unsupportive of Ukraine, I hear nothing.”

Background:

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his expectation that Europe must abandon Russian energy resources as quickly as possible, stressing that by continuing to buy them, European states “are funding the war against themselves”.Trump held a telephone conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about Russian energy. Following the call, Orbán said hundreds of Hungarian families would face financial ruin if they had to give up Russian energy.

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