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What to know about Fico calls his meeting with Putin very good

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 9 during Victory Day celebrations. Fico described the negotiations between the two leaders as 'very good'.

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What happened

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin very good.

Why it matters

"Very good," he said when answering Vesti journalist Pavel Zarubin’s question how the negotiations with the Russian president went.

Common ground

The Slovak premier took part in Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9 and met with Putin.

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 9 during Victory Day celebrations. Fico described the negotiations between the two leaders as 'very good'.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “met with Putin”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the meeting between Fico and Putin in Moscow, including Wikipedia (referencing December 2024) and news reports regarding the May 9, 2026 visit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fico met with Putin but did not attend the parade. Kremlin says it did not pass on Zelenskyy's message. The sole leader of the EU country attended the celebrations in Moscow dedicated to May 9.
https://news.liga.net/en/politics/news/fico-met-with-putin-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fico met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in December 2024 in Moscow to discuss primarily the transfer of Russian gas to Slovakia.[7] He become the third Western leader to do so since the war sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–Slovakia_relations
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web search NEUTRAL — Robert Fico met Putin in Moscow during Victory Day events and briefed the Kremlin on his recent contact with Zelenskyy.Fico met with Putin in Moscow on May 9, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/fico-briefs-putin-on-zelenskyy-…
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Claim 2: “The Slovak premier took part in Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9”
DISPUTED
There is a direct contradiction between sources regarding the parade attendance. TASS and LIGA.net state he attended the celebrations, whereas LIGA.net also explicitly states 'Fico met with Putin but did not attend the parade'.
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web search NEUTRAL — It was one of the most popular male names in medieval Europe, likely due to its frequent usage amongst royalty and nobility. To this day, Robert remains one of the most frequently given male names. Ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 12, 2025 · Robert is most often seen as a boy name. Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name Robert.
https://www.parents.com/robert-name-meaning-origin-popularit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 26, 2025 · This name has been borne by two kings of the Franks, two dukes of Normandy, and three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from Englan…
https://www.behindthename.com/name/robert
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Claim 3: “Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin very good.”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by TASS, which quotes Fico saying the meeting was 'Very good', and a YouTube record of the bilateral meeting in Moscow.
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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin very good. "Very good," he said when answering Vesti journalist Pavel Zarubin’s question how the negotiation…
https://tass.com/world/2129311
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian President Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Moscow following Russia’s Victory Day 2026 military parad...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj8xqs-7C8M
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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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