Poland plans to supply Slovakia with American gas, which is intended to replace Russian energy resources. Such words were spoken during a joint press conference in Bratislava, where the presidents of both countries took part: Peter Pellegrini and Karol Navrotsky.

Pellegrini stressed that Slovakia is under pressure to abandon gas supplies from the Russian Federation as soon as possible. He also noted that they discussed this issue at a meeting with the leaders of Poland and the United States. According to him, technically Slovakia is in a very difficult situation, and in the short term it will be extremely challenging to implement the plan.

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Therefore I am very glad to accept the proposal of the Polish president and the actions of the Polish government, which will enable alternative gas supplies to Slovakia through the interconnector of our systems. Of course, if this gas is available at a good price and with reasonable transit tariffs. This is an opportunity to diversify our energy supply and use the infrastructure in which we invested together with Poland

– press office

According to Navrotsky, Poland will soon become a hub for supplying liquefied gas from the United States to the region. He emphasized that Poland already has an LNG terminal in Świnoujście, and the completion of the floating terminal in the Baltic Sea is also expected. There is also an interconnector with Slovakia, and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe face a common task – to achieve full independence from Russian gas.

In Poland we have an LNG terminal in Świnoujście. I hope that the construction of the floating terminal in the Baltic Sea will also be completed soon. We have an interconnector with Slovakia. Therefore, before us, the Central and Eastern European countries, lies an important task in which we must be united: as the president of Slovakia said – full independence from Russian gas

– Karol Navrotsky

On September 23, U.S. President Donald Trump, during his address to the United Nations General Assembly, again criticized European NATO member countries that still buy energy resources from the Russian Federation, and stated that they “fund a war against themselves.”

In the same month, Ursula von der Leyen announced that Europe would finally renounce Russian fossil fuels by 2027. On October 20, the Council of the European Union endorsed a full ban on imports of Russian gas, but Hungarian and Slovak votes against this decision were recorded.

Slovakia and Hungary express opposition to REPowerEU. Thus, in July 2025 Slovakia blocked the adoption of the EU’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia due to the position on REPowerEU, arguing that the proposed steps could threaten the country’s economy and energy security.

On October 21, the Czech Republic proposed rapid support to Slovakia in gas supplies after EU energy ministers approved a gradual move away from imports of Russian gas. In the region, there is ongoing discussion of conditions for diversifying the energy market in the context of debates on REPowerEU and import restrictions from Russia.