Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Monday invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks on gas transit amid a spat over Kyiv's move to halt Russian gas deliveries. Ukraine ended the gas flows to Europe at the start of the year following the end of a transit agreement between Kyiv and Moscow,

A controversial trip to Moscow by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to further criticize his neighbour. "It was a clear mistake for Fico to believe that he could continue his shady dealings with Moscow indefinitely,

Tensions are rising between Ukraine and Slovakia. After Slovakia's pro-Russian Prime Minister, Robert Fico, insulted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the latter decided to respond. "It’s good that Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico has finally returned from his vacation at a luxurious hotel in Vietnam and is now in Bratislava.

Pro-Russian Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized Ukraine as an unreliable partner and stated that he is tired of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelling around Europe, "begging" and "blackmailing others.