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Russia tells 20 Czech diplomats to leave by Monday night in response to Prague’s expulsions

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Twenty Czech diplomats have been declared personae non-gratae and must now leave Russia before the end of April 19, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, a day after Czech officials expelled 18 diplomats to Moscow. … Read More >Russia tells 20 Czech diplomats to leave by Monday night in response to Prague’s expulsions

Czech govt bars Russia’s Rosatom from nuclear power plant contract tender amid diplomatic row

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Russia’s nuclear energy corporation Rosatom won’t be invited for a security assessment as a bidder vying to renovate the Dukovany nuclear power plant, the Czech industry minister said, amid the diplomatic spat initiated by Prague. … Read More >Czech govt bars Russia’s Rosatom from nuclear power plant contract tender amid diplomatic row

EU

Army to build field hospital amid ‘catastrophic’ number of Covid-19 cases – Czech PM

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020By Editor

Prague has announced that the army will be drafted in to build a new, 500 bed, field hospital to deal with the Czech Republic’s soaring coronavirus infections. The Czech leader claimed the “numbers are very catastrophic.” … Read More >Army to build field hospital amid ‘catastrophic’ number of Covid-19 cases – Czech PM

EU

Czech Republic sees fastest rise in Covid-19 cases in Europe, as Prague reports record daily surge

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

A day after the Czech government declared a state of emergency to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, the country reported a record daily new infections rate, which is now the fastest rising in Europe. … Read More >Czech Republic sees fastest rise in Covid-19 cases in Europe, as Prague reports record daily surge

EU

European Commission ‘still does not understand’ solution to illegal migration, Czech PM Babis says after new policy announcement

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has rejected the new EU migration policy proposal, calling parts of it “nonsense.” Brussels wants countries to admit relocated asylum seekers and also to pay for sending them home. … Read More >European Commission ‘still does not understand’ solution to illegal migration, Czech PM Babis says after new policy announcement

World

Russia Will Conduct Observation Flight Over Czech Republic

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020By Editor

Russia will carry out an observation flight over the Czech Republic this week under the Treaty on Open Skies, the head of Russia’s National Nuclear Risk Reduction Centre, Sergei Ryzhkov, said. … Read More >Russia Will Conduct Observation Flight Over Czech Republic

EU

‘We are a sovereign country’: PM Babis tells Pompeo Czechs will decide for themselves what to do with their nuclear plant & Huawei

Posted on August 15, 2020August 15, 2020By Editor

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s push to limit his country’s contacts with Russian and Chinese firms and grant a nuclear power plant construction contract to an American firm. … Read More >‘We are a sovereign country’: PM Babis tells Pompeo Czechs will decide for themselves what to do with their nuclear plant & Huawei

Russia

Dishonorable and unworthy’ move: Moscow vows ‘adequate response’ to diplomats’ expulsion from Czech Republic over ‘poison plot’

Posted on June 6, 2020June 6, 2020By Editor

The expulsion of two Russian diplomats over the imaginary Prague poisoning plot is a very hostile move, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said, warning the scandal is set to affect relations between the two countries. … Read More >Dishonorable and unworthy’ move: Moscow vows ‘adequate response’ to diplomats’ expulsion from Czech Republic over ‘poison plot’

Russia

Moscow slams Prague for ‘fabricated provocation’ as false ‘ricin poisoning plot’ leads to Russian diplomats’ expulsion

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020By Editor

The Czech government has expelled two Russian diplomats for allegedly tricking the country’s special services with a fake poisoning plot. The Russian embassy branded the accusations as a “provocation.” … Read More >Moscow slams Prague for ‘fabricated provocation’ as false ‘ricin poisoning plot’ leads to Russian diplomats’ expulsion

EU

‘European values’? Czech think tank funded by NATO govts calls for EU BLANKET BAN on Russian outlets like RT

Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019By Editor

A pro-NATO Czech think tank has another piece of unsolicited advice for Western governments. Now they should refuse to give access or interviews to Russian media, who are ”not real journalists”, according to the ”wise censor”. … Read More >‘European values’? Czech think tank funded by NATO govts calls for EU BLANKET BAN on Russian outlets like RT