Zelenskiy had invited Fico to visit Kyiv for talks on Friday, an invitation he alluded to as he announced his meeting with Michal Simecka, the head of Progressive Slovakia, the country's biggest opposition party.

Slovakia's opposition parties will call a no-confidence vote against the government, a party chief said on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging foreign policy closer to Russia while failing to tackle problems at home.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to hold talks on resuming natural gas transit after a deal between Kyiv and Moscow expired at the start of this year.

Zelenskiy, who had earlier accused Fico of opening a "second energy front" against Ukraine on the orders of Russia, replied to the letter succinctly. "Ok. Come to Kyiv on Friday," he said on social media platform X.

Opposition parties are set to unite and call a vote of no-confidence in the Russia-friendly prime minister of Slovakia.

Prime Minister Robert Fico has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy to Slovakia for talks after weeks of mutual accusations and threats. In an open letter to the Ukrainian head of state published by the government office in Bratislava on Monday,

A delegation of Slovak opposition politicians has arrived in Kyiv to support friendly relations with Ukraine amidst the ongoing tensions between Kyiv and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Source: Aktuality,