Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico visited Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted, saying Russia is paid for such meetings with sovereignty or shadow schemes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's desire to do business with Russia is a security issue for both Slovakia and the whole of Europe. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter),

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.