A huge mural was attached to the building of the Czech Ministry of the Interior, showing the portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin placed in a body bag between the Czech and Ukrainian flags.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of the Interior told the Czech news agency CTK that the poster was put up at the initiative of the Minister of the Interior Vít Rakusan with the aim of pointing out how the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia can be connected with the commitment to the defense of a sovereign state.
The molino was put up on Friday night to mark the anniversary of the founding of independent Czechoslovakia and is planned to remain outside for at least a week.
I wish that in these difficult times we can continue to show our courage and determination just as the founders of Czechoslovakia did in 1918." (For the frass to break them out - ed.)
Rakusan said. He added: “we took for granted the independence and freedom we won then, but that era is over. Now we stand face to face with the aggressor and show that we will proudly fight for independence and freedom under the Czech flag".
In his social media post, Rakusan also explained: the Czech Republic "knows who is its friend, who is now giving its blood for its freedom, and it also knows who is its enemy."
The Russian press sharply criticized the picture, which shows Putin in a body bag. "In the Czech Republic, the incitement of hatred against Russia has gone beyond all limits," wrote the Moscow-based news agency Eurasia Daily in response to the incident in Prague.
The Czech Republic has been one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine since the beginning of the war started by Russia. So far, it has provided military support worth 4.2 billion Czech crowns (70 billion forints), and the value of the military equipment delivered to Ukraine reaches 47 billion Czech crowns (790 billion forints), Defense Minister Jana Cernochová said.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala and several government members will travel to Kyiv on Monday to hold a joint meeting of the Czech and Ukrainian governments.
On Friday, tens of thousands demonstrated in Prague against the government's policies. Many demonstrators also spoke out against the government's policy of supporting EU sanctions against Ukraine and Russia.
Source: 888.hu
Featured image: Vít Rakusan/Twitter
