Czech Republic was fought on the achievement of the “lower point” in relations with Russia. This was announced by the head of the Czech MFA Yakub Kulgank, reports TASS.
Diplomat noted that bilateral relations between the two countries are at the lowest level since the “velvet revolution” of 1989. He stressed that Prague is not acknowledged to escalate tensions with Moscow. Kulgank added that the Czech government had to “firmly and decisively” respond to the incident in Vrbetice.
April 18, Moscow announced 20 employees of the Czech Republic Embassy with people Non Grata. These measures were taken in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the republic day earlier. Prague considered that they work under covering the Russian special services, which, in turn, allegedly related to explosions in Vrbetice.
Also, Prague announced the search for Russians Alexander Petrova and Ruslana Bolsharova. Representatives of Czech special services believe that they were at the site of the explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice in 2014. Moscow denies the involvement of the Russian side to this incident.
“Velvet Revolution” – a series of protests in Czechoslovakia at the end of 1989, as a result of which the Communist Party was removed from power in the country.