Prague does not see Moscow’s readiness to improve bilateral relations. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Yakub Kulgank, RIA Novosti reports.
The diplomat pointed to sharp statements by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry of Maria Zakharova, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov. He also called the contribution of the Czech Republic into a list of unfriendly countries with a step towards escalation in relations.
“The first gesture that I would expect us to come to the situation when they can again make a serious political dialogue together, there will be an exception to this list,” Kulgank spoke.
On September 2, the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry estimated the likelihood of termination of relations between Prague and Moscow. “Currently, Russia is impossible to” not have “relations,” said Kulgank. At the same time, he called for not to build them on excessive emotions, as some politicians in the Czech Republic required this.
Russia and the Czech Republic relations worsened against the background of the accusations against the Russian special services, which Prague considers involved in an explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice in 2014. Czech Republic also announced the search for two citizens of the Russian Federation: Alexander Petrova and Ruslana Bolsharova. Russia denies its involvement in incident. Later, Moscow made the Czech Republic to the list of unfriendly countries.