"I have no problem with a delegation from Progressive Slovakia going to Kyiv," Fico said in his video message. “If you have no authority or responsibility, you can conduct negotiations even on a space station on Mars.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will not visit Kyiv to discuss the halting of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, Tibor Gaspar, deputy-speaker of the Slovak Parliament told Russian state-controlled news agency TASS on Jan.

In January, Fico disputed the existence of war in Kyiv and said people are living normal lives. BRATISLAVA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted swiftly to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's invitation to come to Slovakia for talks on gas transit, inviting Fico to Ukraine instead.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico doesn't plan to visit Kyiv to discuss the halt in Russian gas transit through Ukraine, Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Tibor Gaspar said.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico accused the opposition of preparing a coup. He threatened Ukraine that he would veto the European Union's financial aid for Kyiv and reiterated his opposition to Ukraine's membership in NATO.