Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced that Slovakia will provide Ukraine with emergency electricity supplies in the event of a blackout.
Points of attention
- Slovakia is ready to provide emergency supplies of electricity to Ukraine in the event of a blackout to ensure a decent wintering of the country.
- The Prime Minister of Slovakia supports the idea of connecting Ukraine to the European energy system to ensure the stability and safety of nuclear power plants.
- Ukraine may become the object of strikes by Russia, which emphasizes the need to strengthen nuclear security and ensure stable power supply to nuclear plants.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy intends to share new data on possible threats from the Russian Federation with the leaders of countries at the international level.
- Slovakia is preparing a humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, which, among other things, provides for the support of the country's energy system without lethal weapons.
Slovakia will provide emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine
We want Ukraine to winter well. In the event of a blackout, we will provide emergency energy supplies.
Robert Fitzo
Prime Minister of Slovakia
According to him, Slovakia supports the idea of joining Ukraine to the unified energy system of the EU.
At the next European summit, we want to propose a systemic solution (to support the Ukrainian energy system — ed.). We understand that the foundation of your power system has been destroyed, but we want to be sure that it will be made up. We have a single energy market in the EU, it is necessary that it be extended to you as well, — said Fico.
Fico also stated that Slovakia is already preparing another package of humanitarian aid for Ukraine. However, it will not have a lethal weapon. At the same time, there will be support for Ukraine's energy system.
The Russian Federation may be preparing to strike Ukraine's nuclear facilities
Russia uses Chinese satellites to photograph Ukrainian nuclear power plants. Head of State Volodymyr Zelenskyi suggests that the Russian Federation may be preparing to strike nuclear facilities in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader emphasized that he intends to share these new data with the leaders of the countries during the UN General Assembly in the next few days.
As mentioned earlier, at the beginning of September, Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.
The parties discussed the strengthening of nuclear security in Ukraine, in particular in the context of the inadmissibility of attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants and other energy facilities.
They also concluded that stable external power is critical to the safety of nuclear power plants.
