According to reports from TASS and other Russian media on the 23rd, Russian presidential assistant Ushakov told reporters that several countries have proposed providing a venue for talks between Russian President Putin and US President-elect Trump. Slovak Prime Minister Fico visited Russia on the 22nd and held a meeting with Putin. TASS reported that when asked whether Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban had proposed providing a venue for talks between Putin and Trump, Ushakov told reporters, "We have received several proposals from different countries, but I will not disclose which specific countries."