D. Saková: We will cooperate with Ukraine to strengthen the energy security of both countries
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Denisa Saková, departed for an official working visit to Uzhhorod on Friday, September 5, 2025, where she was part of the delegation of Prime Minister, Róbert Fico, during a meeting with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia A. Svyrydenko. D. Saková also met with Ukrainian Minister of Energy, Svitlana Grynchuk. The ministers of both countries agreed that Slovakia and Ukraine share a strategic interest in maintaining secure and reliable natural gas supplies.
„Today, together with the Prime Minister, we held important talks in Ukraine. During the bilateral meeting with my new Ukrainian colleague, Minister of Energy Svitlana Grynchuk, we agreed that energy remains one of the most important topics for both our countries. It is in the national interest of both Slovakia and Ukraine to make effective use of the existing energy infrastructure for the transport and supply of gas and oil, as well as to invest in the modernisation and capacity expansion of electricity interconnections. The transport of gas and the continuation of oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline remain a priority. We have different views on the continuation of supplies from Russia in both areas, but we have mutual interest in developing joint diversification projects that will be economically beneficial for both sides,” said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Denisa Saková.
Slovakia confirmed its readiness to continue active cooperation with Ukraine in the field of energy and to participate in its reconstruction with the aim of ensuring energy stability throughout the region and the EU.
Following recent attacks by Ukraine on oil infrastructure in Russia, Minister D. Saková emphasized the need to maintain uninterrupted flow through the Druzhba pipeline, which is crucial for the energy security of Slovakia and the entire Central European region.
“The development of cooperation in oil transport, gas supplies to Ukraine via reverse flow, as well as the possibility of using existing gas storage facilities for the safe storage of Ukrainian reserves will be the subject of further bilateral negotiations at the upcoming joint meeting of Governments. One example is the Odessa-Brody diversification project for oil supplies, further gas supplies via reverse flow to Ukraine, and we will certainly also assist in the reconstruction of Ukraine after the end of the armed conflict on its territory,” added D. Saková.
Slovakia also actively supports Ukraine in the field of electricity. In 2025, it exported more than 2,000 GWh of electricity to Ukraine, thereby contributing significantly to the stability of the local electricity system. In addition, it provided more than 60 GWh of emergency assistance during crisis situations.
An important part of the negotiations was therefore the project to increase the capacity of the Veľké Kapušany – Mukachevo cross-border electricity interconnection, which will contribute to a significant increase in capacity and strengthen the energy security of both countries.
Discussions on cooperation between the two countries will continue at the fourth joint meeting of the Governments of Slovakia and Ukraine, which could take place in Slovakia in the fall.
The Press Department of MoE SR