Czech president Miloš Zeman may have to fund his visit to Moscow next month himself if he decides to officially attend Russia’s May 9 military parade, the Czech Republic’s deputy prime minister has said.
Zeman, who is the only EU leader to accept the invitation to attend the march as others have boycotted in protest of Russia’s support for rebels in Ukraine’s east, has clashed with several other prominent figures in Czech politics on the issue, not least the U.S. ambassador to Prague.
Over the weekend ambassador Andrew Schapiro criticised Zeman for his plans to attend the march, to which Zeman responded …read more
Source: Newsweek
