Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico stated that he had secured the gas supply to Slovakia during his trip to Vladimir Putin in Moscow at the end of December before Ukraine stopped the gas transit,

Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday he had secured Slovakia's gas supply during a visit to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, just before Ukraine halted the transit of gas from Russia at the start of 2025.

The storm surrounding Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit to Slovakia continues. Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke about his December visit to Moscow on Wednesday. I dealt with a serious problem there—damages amounting to one and a half billion euros,

Ukraine rejected Slovakia's claims that it had refused to participate in trilateral talks with the EU and Slovakia on Russian gas transit. Slovak, Ukrainian, and European Commission representatives were scheduled to meet on Jan.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will discuss the end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine with representatives of the European Commission on Jan. 9 in Brussels, Slovakia's government office said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine as one of Moscow's greatest defeats in the ongoing conflict. The move signifies a critical shift in energy dynamics,