Zelenskiy meets Slovakia's Fico, says Ukraine will respond to Russia's energy attacks


Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Uzhhorod, Ukraine September 5, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine would continue to respond to Russian attacks on its energy facilities, despite criticism from Slovakia and Hungary which have suffered Russian oil supply disruptions as a result.

Zelenskiy spoke after holding his first high-level talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico - with whom he has clashed over Russian energy supplies in the past - in the Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod near the border with Slovakia.

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