Russia’s foreign minister is in favor of redressing relations with the Czech Republic. He wants concrete steps after Prague iROZHLAS
Russia hears the new Czech government’s statements about efforts to “defrost” battered diplomatic relations between Prague and Moscow. However, he will wait for specific proposals or signals from the Czech side, Sergei Lavrov told the Russian Foreign Ministry at a press conference in Geneva on Friday.
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He did not want to comment on the impact on the Czech-Russian relations of the Czech intention to provide the Ukrainian army with artillery shells, which was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense Jana Černochová (ODS) at Friday’s press conference in Prague.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský (Pirates) said at the same press conference that the Czechia is ready to support the sanctions imposed on Moscow in the event of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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Lavrov discussed the situation in Ukraine with his American counterpart Antony Blinken on Friday. At the conference, he faced the question of one of the journalists who wanted to know how the head of Russian diplomacy is reacting to the new Czech government’s efforts to improve relations with Moscow, although Prague is also proposing to help increase it.
“As for the new Czech government, we hear what it says, we will clarify it when the words are reflected in some concrete proposals, specific signals to our address,” Lavrov said, referring to Lipavský’s recent statements, according to which the Czech Republic will strive for “Restarting” relations with Russia.
“I cannot comment on what our NATO neighbors are doing in relation to Ukraine,” Lavrov said of the possibility of helping military aid to Kiev. “We have warned many times that the only thing the Kiev regime is doing is that it relies on coverage from its Western sponsors. As soon as this Russophobic hysteria is over, everyone will obviously be unsustainable, “he added.
The new Czech government states in the program statement, among other things, that it will use a “revision” of relations with Russia and China.
During a visit to Bratislava last year, Lipavský said that relations between the Czech Republic and Russia were at a very low level. “I will look at how we can restart, promote. It is a very uncomfortable situation when the executives do not talk to each other, “he said.
Russian diplomacy spokeswoman Maria Zakharov subsequently said that it was in Prague’s efforts to do so.
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On Friday, Černochová confirmed to journalists that the Czech Republic is donating 152 millimeter artillery ammunition to Ukraine. According to her, the Czech side chose this form of assistance from the list of requests sent to Prague by Kiev. Ukraine did not ask the Czechia for personnel assistance, the ministry added.
Lipavský then added that the Czech Republic is considering another form of assistance in the event of Russian aggression and is ready to support sanctions against Russia.
The diplomatic rift between the Czech Republic and Russia, which resulted in a substantial reduction in staff at both embassies, was sparked last spring by information from Czech security forces about the involvement of Russian military intelligence services in the Vrbětice ammunition depots in 2014. Moscow rejected a similar accusations and the Russian government subsequently included the Czechia in the list of “not friendly” countries, in which, in addition to the Czech Republic, only the USA appears.
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