After talks in Armenia, the Slovak prime minister said Zelenskyy was ready to meet Putin “in any format” and that he relayed the message during his Moscow visit.
Fico also backed extending a ceasefire to open space for diplomacy, while people close to Putin reportedly denied that any message from Zelenskyy had been passed on.
Ukraine’s presidential office later said Zelenskyy had told Fico Kyiv was ready for substantive leader-level talks with Russia; Fico visited Moscow on 8 May amid EU criticism.
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