Fico will visit Putin amid Ukraine's decision to halt the transit of Russian gas, according to Vucic.

Serbia's President Alexander Vučić made this statement during an interview on Happy TV, which quotes RTS.

According to him, he learned about the visit of Fico "unofficially," but it is "completely reliable." Vučić notes that the Slovak Prime Minister will meet with Putin officially "as the leader of a European Union country."

"And I don't need to explain what reaction this will provoke among other EU leaders. This only demonstrates how complicated the situation is becoming," said the Serbian president.

Vučić stated that Slovakia and Austria would be the most affected by Ukraine's decision to stop the transit of Russian gas.

Transit of Russian Gas Through Ukraine

Back in August, Vladimir Zelensky stated that Ukraine does not intend to extend the contract with Russia for gas transit. At the same time, the head of state mentioned that Ukraine is discussing the transit of Azerbaijani gas to the EU.

This caused outrage in Slovakia. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico personally traveled to Kyiv to persuade the Ukrainian government to extend the transit of Russian gas.

One of Fico's arguments was that if Ukraine "wants to maintain its infrastructure, it must use it." Additionally, he pointed out that both countries would benefit from the transit, as Slovakia would pay Ukraine transit fees.

However, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal explained that imposing sanctions on Russian gas and depriving the Russian Federation of the ability to finance the war through it is "Ukraine's strategic goal."

Following this, Fico declared that "if Zelensky does not give us our gas, it could lead to a serious conflict."