Ukraine's foreign ministry has intensified its condemnation of ultimatums from Slovakia and Hungary regarding energy supplies, labeling them as 'blackmail' and asserting that such threats should be directed at the Kremlin instead of Kyiv. This response comes as Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico reiterated his threat to cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline is restored. Fico highlighted Slovakia's financial losses, estimated at around €500 million, due to the halted oil supplies following a Russian drone strike that damaged the pipeline on January 27. He stated, "If the West does not mind that the Nord Stream gas pipeline was blown up, Slovakia cannot accept Slovak-Ukrainian relations as a one-way ticket benefiting only Ukraine." Meanwhile, Hungary has announced it will block a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume, further complicating Ukraine's economic stability during the winter months.