Slovak Prime Minister Fico arrives in Moscow to see Putin

Slovak Prime Minister Fico arrives in Moscow to see Putin

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Robert Fico met with Putin in Moscow. The main topic of the talks was the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe after December 2024.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has arrived in Moscow. He is currently meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. This was reported by the Russian media, UNN reports.

Details

It is noted that Fico has already met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. 

According to the Russian media, the topic of their conversation was the agreement on the transportation of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe, which expires at the end of December.

In particular, the information about the meeting between the Slovak prime minister and the dictator was reported by Russian propagandist Zarubin. At the same time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Fico's visit to Russia was planned several days ago.

Recall

The day before, the Serbian president announced that the Slovak prime minister is scheduled to visit Moscow over the gas issue. Slovakia is looking for a solution after Ukraine announced that it would stop transit of Russian gas on January 1, 2025.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal had a conversation with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. They discussed the uninterrupted supply of natural gas in the winter, as well as the fact that Ukraine is ready to transit any gas other than Russian gas.

Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine's agreement with Russia on gas transit expires on January 1, 2025 and will not be extended.

President Zelenskiy also said that Ukraine will not continue to transit Russian gas.