President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is ready to transport gas from Azerbaijan. Source: European Pravda; Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu;

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an "enemy" of Slovakia during an ongoing discussion about the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. Source: European Pravda,

Comments came after angry complaints from Slovakia and Hungary over Kyiv’s refusal to renew transit of Russian gas.

Amid these events, strengthening ties with Azerbaijan remains an important element of Kyiv's foreign policy strategy. The history of Azerbaijan-Ukraine relations is particularly evident in two significant visits: Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Baku in 2019 and President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Kyiv in 2022.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 25. Azerbaijan has enough gas to meet the needs of Ukraine, Moldova, and other Eastern European nations, Trend reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made this statement during a joint press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Davos the issue of using Ukrainian infrastructure to transport Azerbaijani gas if Europe needs it.

Russian gas stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine at the start of the year over Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Fico condemns Zelenskyy's energy policies, deeming him detrimental to Slovakia and threatening to impede EU support for Ukraine if demands are unmet.

Slovak PM Robert Fico has once again escalated his rhetoric over the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “our enemy,” according to a report by Slovak newspaper Dennik N on Jan.

The populist prime minister, who has recovered from an assassination attempt last year, has come under increased political pressure, facing large-scale protests over his pro-Kremlin stance and refusal to join the rest of the EU in weaning the country off Russian gas following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The EU renewed sanctions on Russia and called for unity to respond to Donald Trump's transactional approach. The US president's warning to Moscow to end the war or face more penalties was more in line with EU policy.

The European Union (EU) on Monday, the 27th of January, extended its broad sanctions against Russia for another six months after Hungary dropped its efforts to delay the move in exchange for guarantees on energy security,