.
ER Editor: An MSM warning for Politico. A reminder that EU countries’ leaders are not autonomous and need special dispensation from the EU higher-ups to visit another leader —
Putin receives Slovak PM in shock Moscow visit
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held one-on-one talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday as part of a bid to secure continued access to cheap Russian fossil fuels.
Fico’s decision to travel to Russia for trade talks will prove controversial among his fellow EU leaders, and defies the bloc’s public commitments to end its reliance on Moscow for gas imports.
Fico said in a post on Facebook that he and Putin had “exchanged views on the military situation in Ukraine, the possibility of an early peaceful end to the war, and mutual relations between the Slovak Republic and the Russian Federation, which I intend to standardize.”
…
Fico said the meeting “was a reaction to Ukrainian President V. Zelensky, who answered my personal question on Thursday that he is against any transit of gas through Ukraine to our territory.”
Fico said Putin “confirmed Russia’s readiness to continue supplying gas to Slovakia,” although that will ultimately depend on Kyiv’s decision.
…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out extending an agreement with Russian state energy company Gazprom that allows it to export natural gas via the country’s pipeline network to Slovakia, Hungary and other Central European countries. …
***
7 months ago, globalists tried to assassinate Roberto Fico, PM of Slovakia.
At some point, Zelensky offered Fico $500 million of bribe for a Yes vote on Ukraine to join NATO. Fico refused.
Today, Fico was in Moscow, meeting with President Putin.
— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) December 22, 2024
JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇸🇰 Russian President Putin holds talks with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/FkOQK4meAK
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) December 22, 2024
🇸🇰🇷🇺 The visit of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico to the Kremlin marks the first time the two leaders have spoken since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fico is the third leader of an EU country to meet with Putin since the invasion began, following Austria and Hungary. https://t.co/O3EuRxCyFO pic.twitter.com/wdiNnu5ayI
— Conflict Dispatch (@ConflictDISP) December 22, 2024
🇷🇺🇸🇰 The list of countries in Europe that want cooperation and partnership with Russia is growing.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt several months ago, Meets Putin in Moscow Over Gas Transit Dispute pic.twitter.com/MkFd6qyFwe
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) December 23, 2024
ALERT: 🚨 Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in Moscow, just days after Fico revealed Zelensky tried to bribe him into voting for Ukraine’s membership to NATO.. pic.twitter.com/8OVTd0r5N0
— E X X ➠A L E R T S (@ExxAlerts) December 23, 2024
********
Putin holds talks in Moscow with EU country’s leader
Slovakia’s Robert Fico, who was shot by an activist over his views on Ukraine, has embarked on a surprise visit to the Russian capital
RT
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday evening.
Commenting on the talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not know what issues the leaders planned to discuss, but added that “the visit was planned several days ago.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday evening.
He also did not rule out that the issue of Russian gas supplies to Slovakia, as well as other foreign policy issues, would be on the agenda. “But we will have to wait until the end of the meeting,” Peskov added.
A hint that talks were afoot came on Saturday when Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he’d “unofficially learned” that it was “absolutely certain” that Fico would visit Putin, but suggested this would be on Monday rather than Sunday.
The visit comes after Fico said earlier this month that his government was in “very intense” talks on supplies of natural gas for 2025. The flow of gas to Slovakia, which is dependent on Russian energy, has been jeopardized by Ukraine’s intention to not extend a transit agreement with Moscow which expires on December 31. Russian gas to Slovakia is mainly delivered through the Soviet-era Druzhba (“Friendship”) pipeline.
“I am confident that a solution can be found for [gas supplies] to several EU countries with gas transit via the territory of Slovakia and Ukraine maintained,” Fico previously said.
Fico has been one of the EU leaders most critical of Western support for Ukraine, with his government cutting off state military aid to Kiev. He has also repeatedly urged the EU to drop sanctions against Russia, insisting that the bloc must resume dialogue with Moscow once the conflict is over.
In October Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May, has revealed that he faced a potential second attempt on his life, due to his stance on the Ukraine conflict. Fico was shot at close range by an activist who opposed the PM’s views on relations with Kiev.
Source
************
••••
The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate, and for this we are grateful and excited! But we must also be practical. For 7 years we have not asked for any donations, and have built this project with our own funds as we grew. We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent. So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them. Nothing is too small. We thank you for all your support and your considerations … (TLB)
••••
Comment Policy: As a privately owned web site, we reserve the right to remove comments that contain spam, advertising, vulgarity, threats of violence, racism, or personal/abusive attacks on other users. This also applies to trolling, the use of more than one alias, or just intentional mischief. Enforcement of this policy is at the discretion of this websites administrators. Repeat offenders may be blocked or permanently banned without prior warning.
••••
Disclaimer: TLB websites contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of “fair use” in an effort to advance a better understanding of political, health, economic and social issues. The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving it for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes other than “fair use” you must request permission from the copyright owner.
••••
Disclaimer: The information and opinions shared are for informational purposes only including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material are not intended as medical advice or instruction. Nothing mentioned is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Leave a Reply