Kyiv says Russian military action is responsible for the interruption of supplies via the pipeline, which runs through Ukraine. A cut in flows has pushed Bratislava to tap strategic reserves. Fico’s comments echo Hungary’s stance, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban also tying support for Kyiv to the pipeline dispute while using the issue to attack the pro-European Tisza opposition movement ahead of Hungary’s April 12 election. Slovak opposition parties, meanwhile, say they would resist any attempt to cut power exports to Ukraine and have called a rally outside the Ukrainian embassy in Bratislava.