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Three weeks ago, a Russian intelligence operative flew to Prague. He was driven directly from the Prague airport by a Russia diplomatic car to the Russian Embassy in Prague, carrying a suitcase with „ricin“ poison,according to Czech intelligence sources, @okundra reports
Three weeks ago, a Russian intelligence operative flew to Prague. He was driven directly from the Prague airport by a Russia diplomatic car to the Russian Embassy in Prague, carrying a suitcase with „ricin“ poison,according to Czech intelligence sources, @okundra reports
Around that time, two Czech local politicians were put under permanent security protection by Czech security authorities:
1) Mayor of Prague @ZdenekHrib: managed naming a „Boris Nemtsov“ street next to the Russian Embassy
1) Mayor of Prague @ZdenekHrib: managed naming a „Boris Nemtsov“ street next to the Russian Embassy
2) Mayor of Prague 6 City District Ondřej Kolář: managed moving of Soviet-era Red Army statue from a city square to a museum.
The Russian government launched aggressive intimidation campaign against the Czech Republic:
The Russian government launched aggressive intimidation campaign against the Czech Republic:
- Russian law-enforcement agency started „prosecution“ of Czech local politicians (using an absurd new Russian law against "falsification of history")
- Russian Foreign Ministry publicly supported physical attacks against Czech diplomatic facilities in Russia
- Russian Foreign Ministry publicly supported physical attacks against Czech diplomatic facilities in Russia
Right now, Czech Republic faces the most aggressive Russian diplomatic & intelligence escalation over last 30 years.
Russia also pressures Poland or our Baltic allies - the Kremlin manipulates interpretation of history and "punishes" those who disagree.
respekt.cz/tydenik/2020/1…
Russia also pressures Poland or our Baltic allies - the Kremlin manipulates interpretation of history and "punishes" those who disagree.
respekt.cz/tydenik/2020/1…
