Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus refused to believe in Russia’s involvement in the explosions in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice. His application published a publication Lidovky.cz.
Claus compared the situation with the situation in the 1950s, adding that the statements of current Czech politicians make him knock him a fist on the table. “I believe that if [the former US President Donald] Trump won the presidential election in the United States and remained president, then no one would remember about the history of Vrbetice,” the politician said.
According to him, the Czech government and the associated pseudo-opposition ceased to keep people in fear with the help of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it took a new enemy. “They know perfectly well that frightened people are easier to manage. Please stop. You must take care of our country more than yourself,” Claus called.
On April 18, Moscow declared people of non-Grata 20 employees of the Embassy of the Czech Republic. These were the response measures expulsion from the Czech Republic 18 Russian diplomats during the day earlier. They are suspected of working on Russian intelligence services, which Prague considers it involved in the explosions in Vrbetice in 2014. In addition, the Czech Republic announced the search for Russians Alexander Petrova and Ruslana Bolsharova. It is argued that they were at the site of the explosion in stock in Vrbetice in October 2014.
explosions occurred on October 16 and December 3, 2014, two people died as a result of the first. Exploded, presumably ten thousand kilograms of ammunition, including medium-range missiles. The reason for the occurrence remained unknown, according to one of the versions, the explosion happened due to the negligence of workers.