Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday hosted Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. Slovakia is a member of both the European Union and NATO, but since coming to power Mr Fico has withdrawn support for Ukraine. The meeting comes amid concerns ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin held surprise talks at the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, officials said, after he had warned of harsh reprisals against Ukraine over a drone attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in a crucial Kremlin meeting about the impending expiry of a gas transit contract through Ukraine. With Slovakia's dependence on this route,

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has for the second time in as many months made comments against Ukraine joining NATO. He did, however, acknowledge that Russia's invasion had violated international law.

Kremlin said talks to focus on ‘international situation’ and natural gas. Visits to Russia by European leaders rare since Ukraine war began.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held surprise talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Kremlin on Sunday to discuss the future of Russian gas deliveries.

Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico arrived in Russia on a “working visit” and met with Putin one-on-one on Sunday evening.

Putin Meets Slovak PM Fico At Kremlin: Russian Television Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, one of the few European leaders he has stayed friendly with since the eruption of hostilities with Ukraine, according to Russian television.

Slovakia currently imports 3 billion cubic meters of gas per year through Ukraine from Russia’s energy giant Gazprom.