PRAGUE—Czech President Milos Zeman and the U.S. ambassador are in a rare public dispute over Zeman’s decision to attend a Russian military parade, and the country’s prime minister and Czech lawmakers are siding with the American.
In an interview with online publication Parlamentni Listy on Sunday, Zeman bristled at the envoy’s implied criticism of his decision to attend Moscow’s traditional May 9 military parade despite tensions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine conflict.
Zeman said U.S. Ambassador Andrew Schapiro is no longer welcome at Prague Castle, the seat of the presidency.
“I think that the reaction of President Zeman was not …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
