Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met on Monday, January 20. During the talks, they agreed on the need to establish a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, according to a joint press conference following the meeting.

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 announced that Slovakia would veto any future Ukraine aid packages considered by the European Union. Fico emphasized that Slovakia would now adopt a "reciprocal" approach to Ukraine's actions,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed on Monday during talks on the need to establish a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, Erdogan said at a press conference following the meeting.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called Ukraine an unreliable partner and accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of blackmailing European leaders for support at a parliamentary meeting on Jan. 10.

"We offered our assistance to the people of Slovakia during their adaptation to the absence of Russian gas transit, but Fico arrogantly refused," Zelensky said on Jan. 12.

Slovakia is weighing retaliation against Ukraine including withholding aid if a solution is not found to Kyiv's decision to shut off Russian gas, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday after talks with EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico discussed the potential for securing Russian gas through Turkey with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who pledged Ankara’s help in finding a solution with 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.

Slovak opposition leader Michal Simecka launched an attempt to dismiss the leftist-nationalist government in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the EU.

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books”.

Slovakia's opposition accused Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the European Union, but dropped its no-confidence motion to dismiss him and his leftist-nationalist government.