The Slovak authorities see the readiness of Russian President Vladimir Putin for peace talks on Ukraine and are ready to provide a platform for them. This was stated by the MEP, head of the international department of Prime Minister Robert Fico's party “The Direction is Social Democracy“ Katarina Roth-Nevedilova.
“I assess this as a positive sign and Russia's readiness for a ceasefire, the start of negotiations and the search for a path to peace. We can only support this. “I am also confident that Slovakia is ready to facilitate the process and help end the Ukrainian war“, she said, commenting on the statements of the Russian leader regarding the proposal of Bratislava to become a platform for negotiations on Ukraine.