Fico is one of the few leaders of the European Union who have maintained regular contacts with Putin since Russia began a wide -ended invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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The Kremlin advisor for foreign policy Yuri Ruszakov told reporters that the meeting of both politicians was “planned”, but he did not provide details what they would discuss or when they would meet exactly.
War in Ukraine. Prime Minister of Slovakia and his relations with Putin
Fico will go to Beijing for the Wednesday parade commemorating the end of the Asian theater of World War II. Putin is in northern China, in the city of Tianjin, at the top of the Shanghai cooperation organization and is to sit next to the President of China XI Jinping during the Pekin Parade.
Fico made European leaders criticize EU support for Ukraine and opposing efforts to reduce energy imports from Russia. Slovakia is strongly dependent on Russian gas.
In May, he challenged Brussels and went to Moscow to the Putin Victory Day parade at Czerwony Square.
