Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has reiterated his rejection of an EU-wide ban on Russian gas imports at a meeting in the Moscow with President Vladimir Putin. Fico described a corresponding proposal by the EU Commission in Moscow as "economically untenable and harmful to Europe,

Robert Fico is not alone in voicing his discontent. Hungary, the other member state with close ties to Moscow, also hit out at the plan.

Slovakia rejects European Commission plans to phase out Russian gas and other energy imports, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday, adding the measures were "in this form unacceptable" to the Slovak government and would impact EU energy prices.