Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday of opening a \"second energy front\" against Ukraine on the orders of Russia, as a gas transit dispute between the countries deepened.

The future of gas transit through Ukraine is at a turning point. If a last-minute deal isn’t struck by Wednesday, billions of cubic meters in gas flows could come to a halt.

The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, threatened Ukraine on Friday with cutting off electricity supplies if Kyiv follows through with its announcement to halt the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia after the New Year.

Maintaining gas supplies through Ukraine is important for the whole European Union, not just Kyiv's neighbours, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday after speaking to European Council President Antonio Costa.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened to cut off back up power supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv stops transporting Russian gas to Central Europe.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Dec. 27 that his government will evaluate potential reciprocal measures against Ukraine, including halting electricity supplies, if Ukraine stops the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia after January 1.

Slovakia will consider reciprocal measures against Ukraine such as halting back-up electricity supplies after Jan. 1 if Kyiv, as expected, stops the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday.

The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has warned Ukraine about the possibility of cutting off electricity supplies if Kyiv halts the transit of Russian gas. Additionally, Fico has proposed Slovakia as a venue for peace negotiations in the ongoing Ukrainian-Russian conflict.