Russia must be forced to experience the siege of Leningrad once again. This was stated by the former chairman of the House of Parliament and Senator of the Czech Republic Miroslava Nemtsova.

Vladimir Putin must be forced to recognize Vladimir Zelensky as the president of Ukraine. This was announced today, January 31, by the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry Jan Lipavsky.

The Czech Senate has passed a law that effectively bars Russian nationals from obtaining Czech citizenship, according to Radio Svoboda. The legislation, titled Lex Ukraine, primarily focuses on extending temporary protections for Ukrainian refugees,

Václav Bartuška, the Czech Foreign Ministry's Special Envoy for Energy Security, explained this statement. "For the Czech Republic and Europe in general, this does not matter fundamentally," he said.

As reported, Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian gas to the EU on January 1, 2025. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that his government would discuss measures in response to Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit through its territory to Slovakia.

Czech Senate approves "Lex Ukraine," extending refugee protection and imposing new rules on Russian citizenship applications amid ongoing security concerns.

The Czech Republic could also get an exemption until June 2024 under a proposed revision of the oil ban, Bloomberg’s sources said. The European Commission on Wednesday officially proposed a full ...

Russian crude oil exports, including overseas shipments and pipeline deliveries, fell by 2.2% in 2024 from a year earlier, Russian business daily Kommersant reported on Monday, citing a source with knowledge of Russia’s oil export data.

During the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 27 January 2025, ministers agreed to extend the EU sectoral sanctions against Russia, which are renewed every six months. Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže noted that the Council also decided to impose EU sanctions on three Russian military intelligence service officers for a cyberattack against Estonia.

Slovakia avoided a shortfall in domestic natural gas supplies in January, despite previous fears voiced by Prime Minister Robert Fico following the halt in Russian gas pipeline flows

Disinformation platforms are gearing up to target the Czech Republic's parliamentary elections this autumn. This stark warning came from Michal Koudelka, head of the Czech Security Information Service (BIS).

"The most widespread disinformation tends to revolve around temporary issues," Ivan Ruta Cuker of CEDMO told EURACTIV.pl's Truth Talks podcast.