FICO BLASTS EU: ‘We Pay Through the Nose’, Slovak PM Attacks EU Energy Policy | Times Now World

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticised European Union energy policy on Saturday following a temporary US easing of restrictions to allow Russian diesel supplies to reach global markets. Fico contrasted the move by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin with the EU’s sanctions approach, arguing that the two leaders were prioritising their national interests while Europeans faced high diesel costs and concerns over supply. “We moralise, we pay through the nose for diesel, and we tremble with fear over whether there will be enough of it,” Fico said. He warned that European motorists could eventually buy expensive American diesel produced from Russian-origin supplies, describing the EU as “obsessed with hatred and failing to understand the reality of the world.” Trump announced that Russia would supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, followed by 500,000 tonnes in November and another one million tonnes thereafter. The EU has prohibited most imp

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