# Slovak PM says EU has paid heavy price for oil crisis, ongoing wars

https://mins.news/en/item/97059

- TASS, 2026-10-12 20:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2201141

> Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the EU has borne a huge cost from the oil crisis and wars around it, and is isolating itself from the world. He called EU sanctions ineffective, opposed ending Russian oil and gas imports, and said Slovakia would push the bloc to revisit its ban, warning that military conflict could erupt.

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