Oil Daily | Slovakia's Gas Supply at Risk Amid Ukraine-Russia Transit Deal Uncertainty

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President-elect Donald Trump threatened to control the Panama Canal unless Panama halts excessive charges. In response, Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino asserted the canal's sovereignty, emphasizing no foreign influence over its management, countering Trump's claim of Chinese interests. The canal's control was transferred to Panama in 1977 under neutrality terms.

The Prime Minister of Slovakia visited Moscow to discuss post-2024 gas supplies, as the transit contract between Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz expires. Slovakia’s reliance on Russian gas is challenged by Ukraine's refusal to extend the deal. Slovakia's Fico criticized Ukraine's President Zelensky for potentially disrupting gas supply to Europe, highlighting Slovakia's limited alternatives.