The Czech Republic joined in the persecution of Russia over the Skripal case
Czech Foreign Minister Martin Stropnitsky summoned Russian Ambassador Alexander Zmeevsky over statements about the possible Czech origin of the Novichok nerve agent, which poisoned double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Radio Prague reports this.
“Ambassador of the Russian Federation Alexander Vladimirovich Zmeevsky has been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tomorrow morning so that he can explain to us the false statement of the Russian side,” the Czech Foreign Ministry indicates on its official Twitter feed.
It is noted that the head of Czech diplomacy is demanding an explanation from the Russian side regarding statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry that the Novichok nerve gas used in Great Britain could have been produced in the Czech Republic. Martin Stropnitsky denied this claim on March 17.
As is known, on March 5, in the British city of Salisbury, ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal, who worked for British intelligence, and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with an unknown substance. The victims are now in critical condition.
Britain later announced that the Skripals were poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok, which Russia may be involved in the production of. The Kremlin denies these accusations.
The UK government announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats and the suspension of high-level contacts with the Russian Federation. Russia responded to this with mirror actions, announcing the expulsion of 23 British diplomats from the country.
Sergei Skripal received asylum in the UK after an exchange of intelligence officers between the US and the Russian Federation in 2010.
The Czech Republic has joined the persecution of Russia over the Skripal case.