Section: Czech Republic
Polish daily targets alleged Czech sanctions busting arms exports
The Polish daily Rzeczpospolita put the Czech Republic in the spotlight on Monday, when it claimed that some Czech firms have been exporting weapons to Russia despite the embargo imposed by the EU and the US in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. In reaction to the criticism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement...
UN: Death toll in eastern Ukraine exceeds 6,000
‘All aspects of people’s lives are being negatively affected, and the situation is increasingly untenable for the local inhabitants’ …read more Source: The Prague...
Arms supplies to Ukraine would escalate situation -Czech minister
Prague – Arms supplies to Ukraine now would only escalate the situation, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek repeated his opinion after a meeting with his British counterpart Philip Hammond today. … …read more Source: České...
Czechs can support Ukraine with military expertise – minister
Prague – Czechs could support Ukraine by providing military expertise or training in the future, Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky said at a press conference and added that the expectations connected… …read more Source: České...
New Czech-based civil society centre to help cultivate post-Soviet democracy
A new centre designed to promote civic engagement in post-Soviet countries has formally begun operating in Prague. Backed, among others, by Czech charity People in Need, the Prague Civil Society Centre is seeking to cultivate values such as openness and human rights in countries including Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine. The move...
Czech foreign minister attends march in memory of Maidan events
Kiev – The people who met in Kiev expressed support for the current Ukrainian leadership, mainly President Petro Poroshenko, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek told CTK today when he attended… …read more Source: České...
Zeman favors reinforcing OSCE mission in Ukraine
Czech president acknowledges Russia could block UN peacekeepers …read more Source: The Prague...
Czech President Zeman is for reinforcing OSCE mission in Ukraine
Rychnov nad Kneznou – Czech President Milos Zeman said today he is for a strengthening of the mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the east of Ukraine that should… …read more Source: České...
Czech press survey- February 20
Prague – The latest developments in eastern Ukraine are not very optimistic, although the hope for a peace dies last, Michael Svec writes in Pravo today, commenting on the fall of the eastern Ukrainian… …read more Source: České...
Russia will block U.N. peace mission in Ukraine – Czech minister
Prague – Russia will block Kiev´s application for the sending of peacekeeping forces to the east of Ukraine, that is why any debate on it would be in vain, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek… …read more Source: České...
