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Slovak PM Dismisses Pipeline Damage Claims Amid Tensions

3/5/2026

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On March 4, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed satellite imagery shows the Druzhba oil pipeline is undamaged.
Fico said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is lying about the pipeline's condition and that only a small storage tank is affected.
Slovakia plans to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and secured the release of two Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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On March 4, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed satellite imagery shows the Druzhba oil pipeline is undamaged.
Fico said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is lying about the pipeline's condition and that only a small storage tank is affected.
Slovakia plans to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and secured the release of two Ukrainian prisoners of war.