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Czech President Milos Zeman called the sanctions introduced by Europe against Russia meaningless and harmful for the economy and mutual trust. In an interview to Russian NTV channel Zeman expressed hope that Italy would oppose this decision and the sanctions would be lifted according to the EU laws. He also urged the Visegrad Four to participate in this process.
Milos Zeman also spoke about the situation in the Kerch Strait. According to the Czech president, Moscow and Kiev should provide all the available evidence to prove their case, including data from satellites and drones. Russia’s Federal Security Service and Russian authorities have repeatedly stated that they had irrefutable facts proving the arrest of Ukrainian ships and crew was caused by their provocative actions in Russian waters and fully complied with international laws.
Zeman denied the accusations of Western politicians and journalists who claimed that he was an agent of the Kremlin. The Czech President said that different forces called him an agent of Russia, China and Israel but he was only a "Czech agent. " Zeman said that such accusations were caused by the fact that he, as a president, wanted to build economic relations with Russia and China that were beneficial for the Czech Republic.
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