Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Ukraine's capital Kyiv this Friday, responding to his offer of talks to try to resolve a spat over the end of Russian gas deliveries.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to hold talks on resuming natural gas transit after a deal between Kyiv and Moscow expired at the start of this year.

Prime Minister Robert Fico has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy to Slovakia for talks after weeks of mutual accusations and threats. In an open letter to the Ukrainian head of state published by the government office in Bratislava on Monday,

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,

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin assured him of continued gas deliveries to Slovakia, albeit “somehow.” The remark comes amid ongoing energy uncertainty in Europe due to sanctions and geopolitical tensions.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has rejected a Ukrainian invitation to visit Kyiv this week to discuss gas transit deals, Russia's TASS news agency said on Tuesday, citing a Slovak lawmaker, amid a spat over the end of Russian gas deliveries.

It’s simple to explain why this is happening,” Lendel said. “You need to consider the current political situation in Slovakia, where everything is interconnected. Fico has a parliamentary majority by just three votes.