INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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 actually stayed friendly with because the eruption of hostilities with Ukraine, according to Russian tv
Putin is presently holding talks in the Kremlin with Slovak Prime Minister Fico, Russian television reporter Pavel Zarubin, a Kremlin
expert, published on his Telegram channel, along with a brief video showing the 2 leaders.The check out by Fico, whose nation is both a NATO
and European Union member, had actually not been formerly announced.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Zarubin nevertheless that it had
been organized a couple of days ago.Peskov did not provide information of the talks but said it might be presumed that materials of
Russian gas would be discussed.Ukraine announced this year that it would not renew a contract permitting the transit of Russian gas through
its territory that runs out on Dec
Slovakia and Hungary, which depend on Russian gas, have raised concerns about the possibility of losing supplies.Fico ended military aid to
Ukraine when he became prime minister once again in October 2023, and like Hungarian equivalent Viktor Orban has called for peace talks.Fico
revealed in November that he would go to Moscow in May for events to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
