Prime Minister Robert Fico arrived in Hanoi this afternoon, commencing an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

Slovakia halts emergency power supply to Ukraine after Kyiv failed to restore the Druzhba oil pipeline as requested by Bratislava and Budapest.

Foreign minister Szijjarto announced Hungary would block the next EU sanctions against russia if Ukraine does not resume oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline.

Ukraine alleges that Hungary and Slovakia are attempting to "blackmail" the nation by threatening to halt electricity supplies unless Russian oil flows are restored.

Prime Minister Fico threatens to cut emergency electricity supply to Ukraine if Kyiv does not reopen the oil pipeline from Russia to Slovakia and Hungary.