The key facts
- Fico called the conversation with Koretsky in Lviv shocking without specifying its content
- The conversation concerned the military conflict
- Earlier, Fico offered the Ukrainian side to contact him at any time to arrange peace talks
The Slovak prime minister commented on the conversation in Lviv
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he was shocked by the content of a private conversation with the head of the Ukrainian government, Serhiy Koretsky. The conversation took place in Lviv and concerned the military conflict. Fico spoke about this at a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in Bratislava, which was broadcast by the TA3 channel, Life.ru reports.
What is known about Fico's words
“A few days ago we held talks with the Ukrainian government… I had a private conversation with the Ukrainian prime minister and I was shocked by that conversation. I was shocked by what concerns the war,” the outlet quotes Fico as saying. At the same time, the Slovak prime minister did not reveal what exactly his Ukrainian counterpart told him, so the content of the conversation remains unknown.
Context of earlier statements
Earlier, Life.ru reported that Fico offered the Ukrainian authorities to contact him even in the middle of the night, if peace talks needed to be organized. After the meeting with Koretsky, the Slovak prime minister said he was ready to provide any suitable city in Slovakia for consultations, but acknowledged that holding talks at the highest level was still difficult. Fico made the new statement about being “shocked” without explaining how it relates to his earlier offers of mediation.
