The Russian president's comments follow Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's controversial Moscow visit, seen as a challenge to EU unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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00:00Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is open to host peace talks with Ukraine
00:07in Slovakia. Putin said this on Thursday at a briefing in St. Petersburg, and following
00:14the visit of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico to Moscow on Sunday.
00:30Fico's surprise visit has been met with criticism as it is seen as a blow to European unity
00:49against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Slovakian Prime Minister said he made the
00:54visit because of Kyiv's unwillingness to extend Russian gas deliveries when the current contract
00:59expires at the end of the year. Thousands have protested his visit, while the Slovakian
01:04opposition called it a betrayal of allies.