Russian President Putin meets Slovak Prime Minister Fico at Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks at the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, according to Russian television.

The visit by Fico, whose country is both a NATO and European Union member, had not been previously announced.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told Zarubin however that it had been arranged "a few days ago".

Peskov did not give details of the talks but said it could be "presumed" that supplies of Russian gas would be discussed. Fico announced in November that he would go to Moscow in May for ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.