The opposition parliamentary party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) is preparing and has already filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office of Slovakia against Prime Minister Robert Fico. The reason for the complaint is the government’s decision to cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine, which the opposition calls “working for Russia” and a potential crime.
According to SaS leader Branislav Gröchling, the complaint includes charges of abuse of power, treason, terrorism, harm to persons, and breach of duty to manage another’s property. Opposition members argue that blocking emergency aid while Ukraine is experiencing massive strikes on its power grid could lead to the deaths of civilians, including hospital patients undergoing surgery.
Fico announced the decision to cut off supplies on February 23, 2026, fulfilling his own ultimatum of two days earlier. The prime minister stated that Slovakia would no longer help stabilize the Ukrainian power grid until Kyiv resumes transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia and Hungary.
The opposition and several media outlets accuse Fico of opening a “second energy front” against Ukraine in Moscow’s interests. SaS MP Karol Hálek called the prime minister’s actions a “moral failure” and “economic nonsense,” as well as direct aid to the aggressor.
It is still unknown whether the prosecutor’s office will accept the complaint and open an investigation. Robert Fico and his government call the decision to cut off supplies a legitimate and necessary response to Kyiv’s actions, which allegedly exploits energy transit for political purposes.