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Energy industry expects changes with end of war
Odessa American - Texas
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September 3, 2025
EU rules out ever returning to Russian natural gas The prospective end of the Russia-Ukraine war poses intriguing questions about the global energy industry and Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards and Waco economist Ray Perryman say the liquefied natural...
world Trump presses Nato nations to halt Russian oil purchases
Asiaone
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September 14, 2025
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Sept 13) that the US is prepared to impose fresh energy sanctions on Russia, but only if all Nato nations cease purchasing Russian oil and implement similar measures. "I am ready to do...
Slovak PM tells Putin he'll discuss strikes on Russian energy with Zelenskyy
European Pravda
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, during his meeting with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in China, said he intends to raise the issue of Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure in his talks with the Ukrainian president. As reported by...
Slovak PM believes that "everyone" will call him to find out details of his conversation with Putin
European Pravda
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico believes that after his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in China, he will receive many calls from leaders of other European countries. As reported by the Slovak newspaper Dennik N, Fico congratulated...
Slovakia wants to normalize relations with Russia, buy more gas
Baltic News Network
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September 3, 2025
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said during a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that he wants to normalize relations with Russia and increase gas supplies through the TurkStream pipeline, Reuters reports. Such statements contradict...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy vows to keep attacking Russian energy
Vatican News
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September 6, 2025
Ukraine’s president vows to continue retaliating against Russian attacks on his country’s energy facilities and civilian sites, despite criticism from neighbours Slovakia and Hungary. Ukraine’s president has vowed to continue retaliating against...
Slovakia wants to normalise relations with Russia, ramping up gas imports, PM Fico says
Hellenic Shipping News
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September 2, 2025
Slovakia wants to normalise its relations with Moscow and is increasing imports of Russian gas through the TurkStream pipeline, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The comments clashed with the...
Europe Forced to Rethink Its Defense Strategy
Kyiv Post
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September 14, 2025
Arturo Varvelli, Head of the Rome Office and Senior Policy Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), is one of the few Italian experts on foreign affairs who have visited Ukraine. In September 2024, he was in Kyiv, as a guest of...
Slovakia increasing Russian gas imports, aims to 'standardize relations' with Moscow, Fico tells Putin
The Kyiv Independent
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September 2, 2025
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 2 that he will seek to normalize relations with Moscow, as Bratislava moves to gradually increase Russian gas imports through the TurkStream pipeline. "Volumes are...
Luxembourg vs Slovakia Prediction and Betting Tips | September 7th 2025
Sportskeeda
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September 6, 2025
Luxembourg and Slovakia are back in action in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they lock horns at the Luxembourg Stadium on Sunday. Both sides head into the weekend off the back of contrasting opening-day results, with Slovakia...
Slovakia seeks closer ties with Moscow as Fico thanks Putin for gas supplies
EUToday
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September 2, 2025
3Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico has said his government wants to “normalise” relations with Russia and will expand imports of Russian gas, in a move that places Bratislava at odds with wider European Union energy policy. Speaking during a...
Slovakia vs Germany Prediction and Betting Tips | September 4th 2025
Sportskeeda
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September 2, 2025
Slovakia will face Germany at the Tehelne Pole Stadion on Thursday in the opening round of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have struggled for results in recent games and have a challenging group opener ahead of them this week...
Slovakia wants to normalize relations with Russia, ramping up gas imports: PM Fico
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Slovakia wants to normalize its relations with Moscow and is increasing imports of Russian gas through the TurkStream pipeline, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The comments clashed with the...
‘Can’t detect any DNA in national team’: Lothar Matthaus slams Germany after loss to Slovakia in World Cup qualifiers
The Indian Express
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September 6, 2025
Lothar Matthaus, the most capped German footballer, has been “almost shocked” after Germany’s 0-2 loss to Slovakia in the world cup qualifiers. He has taken aim at the “mentality” of players, the tactics of the coach Julian Nagelsmann, and the...
Slovakian PM snubs EU with Putin meeting
Brussels Signal
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September 2, 2025
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is to meet President Vladimir Putin in China, highlighting Bratislava’s resistance to EU efforts to cut energy ties with Russia. The move comes just as the European Union is preparing a new package of sanctions...
Donald Trump reveals plans to ‘quickly’ end war in Ukraine in ‘letter to world’
The Mirror
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September 14, 2025
Donald Trump has revealed how the Russia and Ukraine war could finally be put to an end - and it could all be down to oil. The US President believes if all NATO countries refused to buy oil from Russia, the conflict could be put to a stop. He also...
Slovak PM Fico reaffirms interest in Russian energy imports at Putin meeting
TASS
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September 2, 2025
BEIJING, September 2. /TASS/. Slovakia sees great potential working with Russia in the energy sector, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We want to continue to cooperate in the energy...
Slovak PM Robert Fico Meets Putin, Says He Will Deliver Russia’s Message to Europe
Pravda.ru
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September 2, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing during events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, the Ukraine crisis, European and NATO...
EU to maintain 2028 deadline to end Russian oil purchases, energy chief Dan Jørgensen says
EUToday
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September 6, 2025
12The European Union will keep to its plan to phase out Russian oil by 2028, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said on Friday, confirming that Brussels does not intend to bring the deadline forward. Jørgensen, speaking in Copenhagen ahead of an...
Slovak PM Fico Meets Putin In Beijing, Discusses Ukraine
MENAFN
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September 2, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, the BBC Russian Service reports this. Fico said Slovakia takes a“very tough” stance on Ukrainian attacks against the Druzhba oil pipeline on Russian territory. He added that he plans to raise the issue...