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Slovakia's Electricity Suspension to Ukraine Faces Legal Hurdles

2/19/2026

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Slovakia's potential suspension of electricity supplies to Ukraine lacks legal justification, according to Volodymyr Omelchenko of the Razumkov Center.
EU regulations prohibit unilateral halts to electricity flows.
Russian strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline disrupted oil transit.
Slovakia and Hungary blame Ukraine.
Viktor Orbán may use the energy crisis to rally support ahead of elections by portraying Ukraine as an adversary.

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Slovakia's potential suspension of electricity supplies to Ukraine lacks legal justification, according to Volodymyr Omelchenko of the Razumkov Center.
EU regulations prohibit unilateral halts to electricity flows.
Russian strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline disrupted oil transit.
Slovakia and Hungary blame Ukraine.
Viktor Orbán may use the energy crisis to rally support ahead of elections by portraying Ukraine as an adversary.