(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Ukraine's capital Kyiv this Friday, responding to his offer of talks to try to resolve a spat over the end of Russian gas deliveries.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to hold talks on resuming natural gas transit after a deal between Kyiv and Moscow expired at the start of this year.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks on gas transit issues. This comes amid Ukraine's halt on Russian gas deliveries that have affected Slovakia's economy by increasing gas prices and causing fee losses.