Slovak MPs went to Russia to talk about gas supplies: Poland did not allow them to fly over its territory
On Sunday, January 12, a delegation from the National Council of the Slovak Republic, headed by parliamentary vice presidents Andrej Danko and Tibor Gaspar, traveled to Russia for talks on gas supplies. The airplane carrying the delegation had to fly over the Czech Republic and Germany, as Poland banned flights over its territory.
This was reported by SME.SK, according to Censor.NET.
It is noted that the delegation included deputies from the Smer party Marian Carey, Jan Majgut and Richard Gluck, as well as Adam Lucansky from SNS.
The plane of the Slovak delegation was supposed to fly to Russia via Poland. However, Warsaw banned the plane from flying over its territory. So the plane changed its route, flying over the Czech Republic and Germany.
"I don't understand Poland's position, but I accept it as reality," Danko said.
Slovak MPs intend to meet with representatives of the State Duma and members of the Russian government. The key issue that will be raised by the Slovak side is whether Gazprom can supply gas to their country despite Ukraine's decision to stop transit through its territory.
In addition, Danko said that the war in Ukraine will also be discussed.
The Slovak delegation will stay in Russia for several days and return on Wednesday, January 15.
Stopping Russian gas transit
As a reminder, at 07:00 on January 1, 2025, the transportation of Russian natural gas through Ukraine was stopped in the interests of national security.
The Cabinet of Ministers said that Ukraine had duly informed the European Commission about the termination of gas transit. European countries are prepared.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has also previously threatened to stop exporting electricity to Ukraine and significantly reduce support for Ukrainian refugees in response to the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory.
