EU Summit: Slovakia’s Robert Fico Maintains Veto on Russia Sanctions Over Energy Row

euronews.: The summit of European Union leaders suffered a huge setback after Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, announced he would maintain his veto on the next round of sanctions against Russia, which diplomats hoped to approve on Friday.

Fico’s opposition involves a separate matter: the European Commission’s proposed phase-out of Russian fossil fuels, including oil and gas, which Slovakia, as well as Hungary, continues to be dependent on.

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