Zelenskiy, Slovak PM Fico Keep Dialogue Open Despite Energy Rift

Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Robert Fico, during a meeting in Ukraine last year. 

Photographer: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed to continue high-level contacts despite ongoing differences over Russian energy supplies.

Following a phone call on Saturday, Fico said the leaders share an interest in maintaining “good and friendly relations” between their nations, even as they hold differing views on some issues.