Czech Premier Karel Gavlichk revealed the consequence of the accusations of Russian special services in the involvement of the explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice in 2014. This is reported by Novinky edition.
The head of the Ministry of Industry, stated that these events may affect the participation of Rosatom’s Russian State Corporation in the tender for the construction of a new power unit of NPP “Coous”. According to him, this is very serious information, and any such action in the case of its confirmation should have its consequences.
Previously, the former head of the General Staff of the Czech Republic, Major General Jirji Sediva compared with the military attack by the accusation of Russian special services. Sediva noted that such actions from Russia could be equated to a violation of the sovereignty of the Czech Republic or practically to attack its territory.
Czech Republic announced the expulsion from the country of 18 Russian diplomats earlier 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.
Later, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova responded to the expulsion of Russian diplomats. She stated that “Prague is well known that follows the like focus.”