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The mayor of the district Prague 6 ondřej kolář sent an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with a complaint against Russia’s actions in connection with the demolition of the monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev
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Kolar believes that the dismantling of the monument has caused inadequate reaction in Russia. To address municipal politicians hear a variety of threats, including incitement to murder
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Kolar believes that the dismantling of the monument has caused inadequate reaction in Russia. To address municipal politicians hear a variety of threats, including incitement to murder
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Russia’s investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the fact of dismantling of the monument according to the article “the Desecration of symbols of Russia’s military glory, committed publicly”
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The mayor of the district Prague 6 ondřej kolář sent an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with a complaint against Russia’s actions in connection with the demolition of the monument to Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev. Kolar believes that the dismantling of the monument has caused inadequate reaction in Russia. To address municipal politicians hear a variety of threats, including calls for murder.
He target is in a safe place off the phone and forced to adhere to certain safety rules in connection with obtaining state protection. His letter leads the Czech Agency ČTK.
According to the headman, the municipality had the right to dismantle the monument to Marshal Konev, as he is in the ownership of the district Prague 6. Kolar called on the Commission to condemn Russia’s actions, which are interference in the internal Affairs of the Czech Republic. Prague, in his opinion, has become a platform of waging a hybrid war against the European Union.
Monument is Konev, despite the public outcry and negative reaction of the Czech President, was removed from the pedestal 3 April the decision of the municipal authorities of the district Prague 6. It is planned to transfer to the Museum of the twentieth century, which must be created by the municipality of Prague. The decision to postpone was taken by the municipality on September 12 last year. Russia’s investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the fact of dismantling of the monument according to the article “the Desecration of symbols of Russia’s military glory, committed publicly.”
In late April, the Czech magazine Respekt reported that the citizen of the Russian Federation, who arrived about three weeks ago with a Russian diplomatic passport to Prague, was discovered the poison ricin, which could be intended for the mayor of Prague Zdenek Griba, the mayor of the district Prague 6 and ondřej Kolář mayor of the district of Reporyje Pavel Novotny as a “response” to the demolition of the monument to Marshal Konev and the renaming of the square in front of the Russian Embassy in the area of Boris Nemtsov.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic confirmed that about a month ago in Prague he returned accredited at the Russian Embassy diplomat, who met at the airport, but details have not specified. Czech Prime Minister Andrew Babish announced that this fact increases the tension in relations between the two countries, although not yet require such radical measures as the expulsion from the Czech Republic, the Russian Ambassador.
In response to these accusations from Moscow, they made a number of denials. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov and the representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that the message of the Czech mass media similar to fake. Zakharova called information Czech media another irritant in the bilateral relations, noting that Moscow does not want to aggravate relations with the Czech Republic.