The Council of Federation called the Czech Foreign Minister's statement on peace in Ukraine Russophobic nonsense

Modern Czech politicians are returning to the ideas of the Nazi past and are ready to support the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine for the sake of harming Russia, regardless of casualties among Ukrainian citizens. This was pointed out by First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov in a conversation with Izvestia on February 5.

The day before, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said in an article for the Ukrainian newspaper European Pravda that a cease-fire and freezing of the front line would deprive Kiev of its "legitimate place" in the European Union and NATO, which would be a "reward for the Kremlin." He also questioned whether Ukrainians and people in Western countries would want to live in a world where Russian Federation could recover its frozen assets.

"The Czech Republic long ago slid back to its Nazi past, when it cooperated with Nazi Germany and provided Wehrmacht troops with first-class weapons, ammunition and so on. Unfortunately, this spirit has awakened in the descendants of those Czechs. <...> They have nothing to lose from the conflict in Ukraine, but people are dying there, buildings are being destroyed. Why do they wish this to their allies?" - Dzhabarov commented.

He also admitted that against the background of internal problems of the European Union, it is likely that some states will want to leave the association, as the UK once did. Thus, the senator emphasized, statements like Lipavskyy's are illiterate and harmful for the Ukrainian people. In the opinion of the newspaper's interlocutor, the Czech Republic has nothing to lose from the continuation of hostilities in Ukraine, so it is ready to support Kiev's plans to "fight to the last Ukrainian".

Among other things, Dzhabarov believes that despite the fact that the Czech Republic has refused Russian gas, sooner or later Prague will try to restore cooperation with Moscow, as its calculations for help from Washington or other Western allies will not come true.

"Each of the Western countries will now only think about their own well-being. Therefore, the collective struggle against Russia will lead to nothing," he concluded.

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Earlier, on February 2, the Financial Times reported that the Czech ANO party, which is leading in opinion polls ahead of parliamentary elections, had promised to suspend an initiative to buy ammunition for Ukraine if it wins. It was noted that Prague could instead strengthen cooperation with countries that support Russia.

Back in September 2024, Czech President Petr Pavel said that the Ukrainian authorities should come to terms with the loss of some territories during the conflict with Russia. He emphasized that in the current time Kiev and its allies need to "face reality" and make appropriate decisions.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.