Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, one of many few European leaders he has stayed pleasant with because the eruption of hostilities with Ukraine, based on Russian tv.
“Putin is at present holding talks within the Kremlin with Slovak Prime Minister Fico,” Russian TV journalist Pavel Zarubin, a Kremlin insider, posted on his Telegram channel, together with a brief video displaying the 2 leaders.
The go to by Fico, whose nation is each a NATO and European Union member, had not been beforehand introduced.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised Zarubin nonetheless that it had been organized “a number of days in the past.”
Peskov didn’t give particulars of the talks however mentioned it could possibly be “presumed” that provides of Russian gasoline can be mentioned.
Ukraine introduced this 12 months that it might not renew a contract permitting the transit of Russian gasoline by way of its territory that runs out on Dec. 31.
Slovakia and Hungary, which depend on Russian gasoline, have raised considerations in regards to the prospect of dropping provides.
Fico ended army assist to Ukraine when he turned prime minister once more in October 2023, and like Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban has referred to as for peace talks.
Fico introduced in November that he would go to Moscow in May for ceremonies to mark the eightieth anniversary of the top of World War II.
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