Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) on 3 October 2026 rejected the Russian ambassador's statement that the Czech government has softened its anti-Russian rhetoric.[1][2][3][4][5] At the same event he said that Europe should rather devote the money earmarked for Ukraine to its reconstruction than to the war, and that, in his view, arms makers, banks and energy producers profit most from the war. [1] Babiš, asked by the Czech News Agency (ČTK) at an ANO pre-election rally in Lipník nad Bečvou, said that this was "certainly not true". [1] Ambassador Anna Ponomaryova said it in an interview with the Russian agency RIA Novosti, recalling Babiš's earlier expression of support for talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine and his announcement that no money from Czech citizens would go into the ammunition initiative for Ukraine. [1] The opposition responded to the claim by calling on the government not to underestimate the threats from Russia.[1][2][3] Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Barbora Urbanová (STAN) said that the government should make clear the Czech Republic's readiness to meet its NATO commitments and to take part in the security of its allies. [2] STAN leader Vít Rakušan asked Babiš to convene a meeting on the security situation with the opposition taking part, and TOP 09 MP Marek Ženíšek called the current government pro-Russian. [2] Former Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (ODS) called the ambassador's words a disgrace for the government and said that halting military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine serves Russia's interests. [2] Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists) by contrast agreed with the ambassador and said that the government had ended the style of "hysterical shouting" of the previous cabinet, which in his view had brought no benefit. [5]
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Chronology
- — Prime Minister Andrej Babiš rejected the Russian ambassador's statement that the Czech government had softened its anti-Russian rhetoric, and the opposition responded by urging the government not to underestimate Russian threats. ČTK / České noviny iDNES.cz
- — Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met President Petr Pavel to discuss a response to a possible Russian attack in the Baltic states and the agenda of the next meeting of the National Security Council. iROZHLAS Seznam Zprávy
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Meeting with the President on 29 September 2026
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met President Petr Pavel on 29 September 2026. According to the publications, they discussed the response to a possible Russian attack in the Baltics and the agenda of the next meeting of the National Security Council[6][7][8][9].
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- ČTK / České noviny — 3 October 2026
- iDNES.cz — 3 October 2026
- Lidovky.cz — 3 October 2026
- ČT24 — 3 October 2026
- Novinky.cz — 3 October 2026
- iROZHLAS — 29 September 2026
- Seznam Zprávy — 29 September 2026
- iDNES.cz — 29 September 2026
- Lidovky.cz — 29 September 2026