Fico briefed Putin on outcome of his meeting with Zelensky — Ushakov

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 09, 2026 · 94 words

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What to know about Fico briefed Putin on outcome of his meeting with Zelensky — Ushakov

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov reported that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico informed President Vladimir Putin about a recent meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Ushakov stated that Fico provided details of the discussion, though Zelensky did not convey a specific message.

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What happened

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russian President Vladimir Putin about the outcome of his meeting with Vladimir Zelensky, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters.

Why it matters

"The prime minister informed our president and our delegation that he had indeed met with Zelensky the other day.

Common ground

Zelensky shared with him his assessments of the current situation in the Russian-Ukrainian context," Ushakov said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russian President Vladimir Putin about the outcome of his meeting with Vladimir Zelensky”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results confirm that Robert Fico met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow and discussed Ukrainian issues, specifically mentioning that Fico informed Putin about his meeting with Zelensky.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fico meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, 2 September 2025. Fico selectively praises a diverse range of historical Slovak figures to build a broad political narrative rooted in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fico

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico have discussed the Ukrainian issues during the meeting in Moscow, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Saturday. 2026-05-09T12:40+00…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260509/putin-and-fico-discuss-ukr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may deliver a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Russia’s Vladimir Putin during his trip to Moscow this weekend, a senior official in Bratislava s…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/08/slovak-pm-may-deli…

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Claim 2: “Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters [that Fico told Putin about the meeting]”

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Two separate search results identify Yury Ushakov as the Kremlin aide who provided the information regarding the meeting between Fico and Putin and the mention of Zelensky.

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web search NEUTRAL — Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov is a Russian senior diplomat who has served as the aide to the president of Russia on foreign policy issues since 2012. From 1998 to 2008, he was the Russian ambassador to the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Ushakov

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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Putin's meeting with Robert Fico. On the right — Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov.
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/08/in-kiev-they-clarifie…

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Claim 3: “Zelensky shared with him his assessments of the current situation in the Russian-Ukrainian context”

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While evidence confirms that Fico and Zelensky met and that Fico later met Putin, the specific detail that Zelensky shared 'his assessments of the current situation' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, although the general context of their meeting is mentioned. The provided evidence confirms they had talks, but doesn't explicitly quote the 'assessments' part across multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Sept. 2, Fico pledged to discuss with Zelensky attacks on energy infrastructure, a reference to recent Ukrainian strikes on the Druzhba…
https://kyivindependent.com/zelesky-meets-fico-to-discuss-en…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr Zelensky 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 ...
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/zelensky-meets-slo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Unfortunately, it has not. Ukraine will act in kind. Depending on the situation overnight and tomorrow, we will also determine our fully justified responses. Russia has received from us a clear propos…
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/speeches

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Claim 4: “The prime minister informed our president and our delegation that he had indeed met with Zelensky the other day”

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The evidence explicitly states that 'Fico informed Putin that he had met with Volodymyr Zelensky the other day,' attributed to the official (Ushakov).

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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin[h] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

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web search NEUTRAL — russia, slovakia, vladimir putin, robert fico, yury ushakov, ukraine, volodymyr zelensky.During the discussion, Fico informed Putin that he had met with Volodymyr Zelensky the other day , the official…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260509/putin-and-fico-discuss-ukr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Putin and Robert Fico. kremlin.ru.“In parallel, [Fico] will also have a meeting with the Russian president, to whom he may deliver messages from the Ukrainian president,” Chovanec was quoted …
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/08/slovak-pm-may-deli…

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