Robert Fico’s account of his Moscow visit produced three different public versions of the same diplomatic moment: Fico said he relayed Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s readiness to meet Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin denied receiving a message, and Kyiv emphasized Ukraine’s readiness for a leaders’ meeting aimed at ending the war.[6][
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What Fico claimed
Fico said Zelenskyy told him during a personal meeting in Armenia that he was prepared to meet Putin “in any format.”[6][
8] After meeting Putin in Moscow, Fico said he had passed that position to the Russian side and argued that if Zelenskyy wanted such a meeting, he should call Putin directly.[
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