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Czech Republic to Use Income From Frozen Russian Assets to Buy Ammunition for Kyiv

The EU previously agreed to use most of the interest earned on the frozen assets to help arm Ukraine as it defends itself from Russia.

Czech Republic Reports Targeting by Russian Cyberattacks

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said that "pointing a finger publicly at a specific attacker is an important tool to protect national interests."

Czechs Bust Major Russian Propaganda Network

The group used the Prague-based Voice of Europe news site to spread information seeking to discourage the EU from sending aid to Ukraine, the Czech prime...

Czech Republic Proposes Limiting Russian Diplomats' Movements in EU – FT

Prague has reportedly proposed that Russian diplomats be issued visas and residence permits that only allow travel within their host countries.

Czech Leader Waters Down Remark on Keeping Tabs on Russians

Petr Pavel had likened Russians in the West to Japanese Americans who were interned in the United States during World War II.

Czech Leader Says Russians Abroad Should Be Monitored

He compared the situation to World War II, when Japanese descendants in the U.S. were under "a strict monitoring regime as well" as they were placed in...

Chechnya's Kadyrov Accuses Ukraine, Czech Police of Kidnapping Favorite Stallion For Ransom

Zazu, a 16-year-old Thoroughbred, has been held in the Czech Republic since 2014 as part of EU sanctions freezing Kadyrov's assets.

Social Media Joke About Annexing Kaliningrad Goes Viral

A joke on social media proposing that Czechs seize the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has gone viral, sparking mirth as well as anger from those taking...

Russia Summons Czech Envoy Over ‘Extortionist’ Arms Blast Claims

Prague requested compensation from Moscow over a deadly 2014 arms depot blast it blames on Russian military intelligence.

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