Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, criticized Kyiv’s decision to tighten sanctions against the Russian company Lukoil. The oil from Lukoil was used by the Bratislava-based refinery Slovnaft, according to TASR. According to statements from Slovakia’s government press office, Prime Minister Robert Fico views the Ukrainian-imposed restrictions as absurd. He argues that the sanctions primarily harm certain EU countries rather than Russia itself. “Slovakia doesn’t intend to be a hostage to Ukrainian-Russian relations, and the decision of…