The issue of Russian gas transit is "naturally" at the center of the meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir Putin and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this, while still inviting people to wait until the end of the meeting. Slovakia expressed its concerns after Kiev announced that it would stop Russian gas transit through its territory starting January 1, and Bratislava is ready to look for new supply routes.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that Kremlin troops have taken control of two other villages in the Donetsk region, in south-eastern Ukraine: Uspenivka and Novopustynka. This was reported by
Tass. But the statements of the Russian authorities cannot be confirmed at the moment.
(Online Union)
