Bloomberg has learned about Zelensky's response to Fitzo's proposal for a meeting in Davos
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term of office expired on May 20, 2024) has commented on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo's invitation to meet in Davos with words about Sochi. This was reported by Bloomberg agency on January 17.
Zelensky cannot agree on something with Fitzo, as the Slovak leader "may go to Davos, but will end up somewhere in Sochi," the publication said.
"We do not know who buys him tickets, as he constantly fails to get to his destinations," Zielenski said.
Earlier in the day, Fitzo said he had proposed to Zielenski to meet on Tuesday, January 21, on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to him, the meeting in Davos could determine the future of Slovak-Ukrainian relations.
On January 13, Fitzo also suggested that Zielenski meet near the border in Slovakia to discuss gas transit, saying that the decision to stop the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Slovakia and other consumers is extremely damaging to Kiev itself, Bratislava, and especially to the European Union (EU). In response, Zelensky offered him to come to Kiev.
On 10 January, European Commission (EC) spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said at a briefing in Brussels that Ukraine would not participate in the working group organized by the EU and Slovakia to find a solution to the energy issue amid the cessation of gas transit from Russia through Ukrainian territory.
Prior to that, on January 9, Fitzo threatened Kiev to stop humanitarian aid because of the decision to stop the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. The politician noted that Slovakia, as a member of the European Union, has the right of veto, which it can use to block some decisions made in the EU.
At the end of August 2024, the Ukrainian president said that the country would not extend its gas transit agreement with Russia, which expires at the end of 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin later indicated that the country was not giving up gas transit through Ukraine.
On January 1, 2025, Gazprom said it would suspend gas supplies through Ukraine. On the same day, Fitzo noted that this would have drastic consequences for the European Union, but not for Russia.
