The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected Volodymyr Zelensky's accusations that Prime Minister Robert Fico is acting under Vladimir Putin's orders to escalate the energy conflict with Ukraine.

Zelensky said this was "the only possible meaning" of Fico's threats to cut off Ukraine's emergency power supply in the winter, given Russian attacks on power plants and the distribution network.

It appears that Putin gave Fico the order to open the second energy front against Ukraine at the expense of the Slovak people’s interests, said Zelensky on Saturday in a lengthy post on the X platform.

The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected Volodymyr Zelensky's accusations that Prime Minister Robert Fico is acting under the orders of Vladimir Putin to escalate the energy conflict with Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's threats to shut off electricity supply to Ukraine due to Kyiv's decision to suspend Russian gas transit after 2024.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of opening a "second energy front" against Ukraine at the behest of Vladimir Putin. Zelensky claims that Fico is acting on Putin's orders,

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has accused the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, of opening a "second energy front" against Ukraine at the behest of Vladimir Putin. Volodymyr Zelensky claims these actions are being carried out under the orders of Vladimir Putin.