00:00Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was under fire following a rare visit to Moscow
00:06by an EU leader.
00:08Fico's visit was set to be a working trip to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin
00:13and discuss the international situation as well as Russian gas transit.
00:18The surprise visit was met by a fiery reaction.
00:22Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Slovak Premier of helping Putin earn money
00:26to continue waging war on his country.
00:29In a post on social media platform X, Zelensky says Fico refused compensations offered to
00:35Slovakia to help ease the transition into weaning off Russian gas.
00:40The Ukrainian leader implied that Fico's refusal is an indication of his interest in only Russian
00:44energy, raising questions over the Kremlin potentially monetarily incentivizing him.
00:51Fico also faced criticism from within, as the leader of Slovakia's largest opposition
00:56party Mikhail Shimitska weighed in.
01:00Shimitska, who leads the progressive Slovakia party, called his political rival a source
01:04of shame for the country.
01:07He also blasted the Slovak leader for continuously distancing the country from Europe for self-serving
01:12motives.
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