Moscow:
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 for the reason that eruption of hostilities with Ukraine, in line with Russian tv.
“Putin is presently 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 exhibiting 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 Dmitri Peskov informed Zarubin nevertheless that it had been organized “just a few days in the past”.
Peskov didn’t give particulars of the talks however stated it could possibly be “presumed” that provides of Russian gasoline can be mentioned.
Ukraine introduced this 12 months that it could not renew a contract permitting the transit of Russian gasoline by way of its territory that runs out on December 31.
Slovakia and Hungary, which depend on Russian gasoline, have raised considerations concerning the prospect of shedding provides.
Fico ended navy assist to Ukraine when he grew to become 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 Could for ceremonies to mark the eightieth anniversary of the tip of World Battle II.
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