Slovak deputies visited Kyiv, which angered their Prime Minister Robert Fico. He called it a "gesture of sycophancy" and threatened Ukraine, Pravda reports. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was angry about the recent visit of his parliamentarians to Kyiv and called it a "gesture of sycophancy.

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,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed energy security with Slovakia's opposition leader in Kyiv on Friday, amid a row with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico who has threatened to cut aid to Ukraine.