The Slovak Foreign Ministry reported that Fico will convey a message from Zelensky to Putin during his visit to Moscow.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will deliver a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Putin during his visit to Moscow.

This was stated by State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia Rastislav Chovanec, according to Marker media.

According to Chovanec, Fico may also receive "valuable information" from Putin about how he sees the end of the war.

Chovanec added that now it is necessary to maintain contacts with all parties, and Europe should be interested in participating in the negotiations where a peace agreement will be concluded.

The Slovak politician also noted that more and more European politicians support the idea of direct contacts with the Kremlin regarding the war in Ukraine.

• Fico will fly to Moscow on May 9. He said he would not take part in the military parade, but would meet with Putin. The Baltic countries and Poland banned Fico from using their airspace to fly to Moscow, but the Czech Republic allowed it.
• According to the Marker media, the Slovak prime minister will now fly via the Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden and Finland.
• Before that, on May 2, Fico and Zelensky spoke by phone. The President of Ukraine invited the Slovak Prime Minister to Kyiv and received an invitation to visit Bratislava.
• In a conversation with Zelensky, Fico said that Slovakia supports Ukraineʼs membership in the EU and is "ready to share its experience of accession". Two days later, they met on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Yerevan.

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