Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Slovakia Defers to Trump's Call to Stop Russian Oil
Imagine two friends, Trump and Pellegrini.
Trump wants Slovakia to stop buying oil from Russia quickly.
He thinks this will hurt Russia's ability to fight a war.
Pellegrini, however, is saying they need more time.
Slovakia gets oil from Russia, but changing this isn't easy.
They need new pipelines and sources.
Pellegrini explained this to Trump and hopes to get other energy sources for gas and energy.
It's like wanting to switch from one store to another, but needing to build a new road first.
So, Slovakia will try to find other sources over the years, but they can't just stop the imports right away.
Slovakia is resisting US pressure to immediately halt Russian oil imports.
President Pellegrini met with President Trump in New York to discuss the matter.
Pellegrini cited technical and logistical challenges with alternative routes.
Trump wants countries to stop buying Russian oil to curb funding for the war.
The EU is considering trade measures targeting remaining Russian oil imports.
- Who
- Peter Pellegrini and Donald Trump
- What
- Discussed Slovakia's plan to continue importing Russian oil.
- When
- September 23
- Where
- New York
- Why
- Trump is pressuring countries to stop buying Russian oil to limit war funding.
- Country
- Slovakia
- US President
- Donald Trump
- Slovakian President
- Peter Pellegrini
- Meeting Location
- New York
- EU Russian Crude Imports
- 3%