The Czech Republic’s authorities made a refusal to participate Russian companies in the tender for the completion of the power unit of the NPP “Coous”. The reason for this decision can be a fresh accusation against the Russian special services in their involvement in the explosions in the warehouse of ammunition in 2014 and the expulsion of diplomats from the country. This is reported by TASS, by quoting the Deputy Prime Minister and the head of the Ministry of Industry Country of the country of Karel Gavlichka.
“The events occurring, of course, can affect the tender. Very serious information received. Any such act, if it is confirmed, will definitely entail the consequences,” said the official.
According to Gavlichka, the Czech authorities will make decisions on the participation of foreign companies in tenders on the basis of information from the country’s special services. For a long time, counterintelligence and exploration of the Czech Republic are achieved by the Government of the Establishment of Russian Companies from the Competition due to the potential threat of national security.
Czech Republic announced the expulsion from the country of 18 Russian diplomats on April 17. They are suspected of working on Russian special services, which are allegedly involved in the explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice on October 16, 2014. Then exploded, presumably ten thousand kilograms of ammunition, including medium-range missiles. As a result, two people died. The reason for the explosion remained unknown, on one of the versions he happened due to the negligence of workers.