Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasts Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico over reluctance to source alternatives to Russian gas. The Ukrainian leader’s fiery remarks come after Fico’s highly controversial visit to Moscow to on Sunday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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00:00Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was under fire following a rare visit to Moscow
00:06by an EU leader.
00:08Fico's visit was set to be a working trip to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin
00:13and discuss the international situation as well as Russian gas transit.
00:18The surprise visit was met by a fiery reaction.
00:22Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Slovak Premier of helping Putin earn money
00:26to continue waging war on his country.
00:29In a post on social media platform X, Zelensky says Fico refused compensations offered to
00:35Slovakia to help ease the transition into weaning off Russian gas.
00:40The Ukrainian leader implied that Fico's refusal is an indication of his interest in only Russian
00:44energy, raising questions over the Kremlin potentially monetarily incentivizing him.
00:51Fico also faced criticism from within, as the leader of Slovakia's largest opposition
00:56party Mikhail Shimitska weighed in.
01:00Shimitska, who leads the progressive Slovakia party, called his political rival a source
01:04of shame for the country.
01:07He also blasted the Slovak leader for continuously distancing the country from Europe for self-serving
01:12motives.