Putin begins meeting with Fico at Kremlin

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 09, 2026 · 133 words

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What to know about Putin begins meeting with Fico at Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Moscow for Victory Day celebrations. The discussions focused on bilateral cooperation, international issues, and the potential resumption of an intergovernmental commission on economic and scientific-technical cooperation.

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What happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who arrived in Moscow for Victory Day celebrations, in the Hall of the Order of St.

Why it matters

Catherine at the Grand Kremlin Palace, a TASS correspondent reported.

Common ground

The Russian delegation attending the talks includes Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, presidential aide Yury Ushakov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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Follow-up questions

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “meetings [of the Russian-Slovak intergovernmental commission on economic and scientific-technical cooperation] have not been held since 2021”

CORROBORATED

Both TASS and another preview report explicitly state that the Russian-Slovak intergovernmental commission on economic and scientific-technical cooperation has not held meetings since 2021.

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web search NEUTRAL — The sides will also discuss prospects for resuming the work of the Russian-Slovak intergovernmental commission on economic and scientific-technical cooperation, whose meetings have not been held since…
https://tass.com/politics/2128877

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web search NEUTRAL — Putin will hold separate meetings with many of them on May 9.The politicians will also discuss the prospects for resuming the work of the Russian-Slovak Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scien…
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/05/09/2292650.html

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web search NEUTRAL — The parties have supported the extension of cooperation of the International Bank for Economic Co-operation with the Russian and Slovak banks and its participation in the projects of trade financing a…
https://ibec.int/news/allnews/ibec-participates-in-the-18th-…

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Claim 2: “Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (MSN, AP via MSN, and another news report) confirm that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 9, 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a May 9 visit to Moscow, while avoiding the military parade. The trip comes as his coalition ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/fico-to-meet-putin-as-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shook hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday ahead of Russia's annual Victory Day celebrations marking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germ…
https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-fico-shakes-vladimir-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico enter the hall during their meeting in Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025 Alexander Nemenov/AP
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/10/slovak-protest…

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Claim 3: “the meeting [is] in the Hall of the Order of St. Catherine at the Grand Kremlin Palace”

CORROBORATED

TASS explicitly names the 'Catherine Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace' as the location, and other sources confirm the meeting took place in the Kremlin.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian Leader Vladimir Putin received Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Catherine Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, TASS reports. Fico arrived in Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vi…
https://slovakia.news-pravda.com/en/world/2025/05/09/8983.ht…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico enter the hall during their meeting in Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025 Alexander Nemenov/AP
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/slovak-protesters-conde…

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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak PM Derides Europe's Attempts To Keep Him From Moscow War Commemorations He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin late on Friday evening following the Red Square parade ...
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/slovak-pm-robert-fico-deride…

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Claim 4: “Robert Fico arrived in Moscow for Victory Day celebrations”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources confirm Fico's arrival in Moscow specifically for the Victory Day celebrations (80th anniversary) on May 9.

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web search NEUTRAL — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico arrived in Moscow on May 9 to celebrate Victory Day, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
https://kyivindependent.com/fico-lands-in-moscow-for-victory…

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web search NEUTRAL — Read More 2 of 2 | Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting before the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday,…
https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-fico-protest-russia-5828…

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Claim 5: “The Russian delegation attending the talks includes Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, presidential aide Yury Ushakov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.”

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The specific list of delegation members (Likhachev, Novak, Ushakov, Falkov, and Lavrov) is provided by TASS. While other sources confirm the meeting, they do not list the specific delegation members, leaving TASS as the sole source for this detail.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov[a] (Russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ lɐˈvrof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Lavrov

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian delegation attending the talks includes Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, presidential aide Yury Ushakov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery…
https://tass.com/politics/2128877

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web search NEUTRAL — of the Russian-Indonesian Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, and Technical Cooperation. The consultations continued in the business breakfast format with members of the two countries’ delegations. S…
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77214

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