Slovak PM Urges EU to Resume Energy Dialogue with Russia

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has sharply criticized the European Commission, likening it to a "ship sailing towards its death" over energy security. Following talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Fico called for the EU to lift sanctions on Russian energy, arguing that member states must replenish dwindling gas and oil reserves through all available channels, including Russia. He accused EU leadership of "ideological blindness" and urged immediate steps to secure energy supplies