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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was open to Slovakia's proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine, in order to end the conflict that Russia, as he stated, intends to bring to an end.
Putin, who hosted Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Kremlin this week, said that Fico, known for his outspoken opposition to military support for Ukraine by the European Union, had offered his country as a venue for talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Putin said that Slovak authorities "...would be happy to provide their country as a platform for negotiations. We have nothing against it, if it comes to that. Why not? Since Slovakia takes such a neutral position".
Slovakia is seen as one of the Central and Eastern European countries, members of the EU, that are increasingly skeptical of support for Ukraine and more in favor of negotiations with Russia.
Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar said that Slovakia has long advocated for a peaceful resolution to the conflict and that Putin's comments were a "positive signal" for an end to the war.
