Czechia

Czech youth teams boycott European Flag Football Championship over Russian teams

Two Czech youth national teams will not participate in the European Flag Football Championship due to the admission of Russian national teams into the tournament, the Czech Association of American Football announced via Sport.cz on Aug. 27.

27 August, 11:45 AM

Zelenskyy honors bloodstained Czechoslovak flag from Soviet invasion of Prague

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored a historic Czechoslovak flag on Ukraine’s National Flag Day that was carried in Prague on Aug. 21, 1968, when Soviet-led Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia.

24 August, 11:28 AM

Czech president’s office rejects bid to strip Zelenskyy of top state honor

The office of Czech President Petr Pavel has rejected an initiative by the Freedom and Direct Democracy party, or SPD, to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Lion, the country’s highest state honor.

1 July, 10:29 AM

Czech-led ammunition initiative to continue; Germany commits $346 million

Czechia will continue coordinating its long-standing program to procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine, Czech Defense Minister Jaromír Zuna said on June 9 after meeting with his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius.

10 June, 04:28 AM

Czechia weighs tougher refugee rules while Ukrainian workers fill gaps

Czechia is moving to tighten temporary protection rules for nearly 400,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s war, as anti-Ukrainian sentiment grows and Prague weighs what to do about men of draft age, NV found.

28 May, 10:41 AM

Russian Orthodox cleric stopped in Czechia over suspected drug possession

Police in Czechia stopped a car carrying Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Hilarion, who heads the church’s Czech branch, and found four small containers with a white substance during a search, according to a statement posted on Hilarion’s Telegram channel by his defense team on May 25.

25 May, 05:33 PM

What Ukraine needs for EU accession and future of Czech ammunition initiative

Czechia has emerged as one of Ukraine’s most effective allies in Europe — a partner that is both supportive and pragmatic. This reflects the current reality of Central Europe, where backing for Ukraine is measured not just in declarations but in concrete decisions, budgets, and domestic political consensus.

12 May, 02:44 PM

Czech Prime Minister Babiš to meet Zelenskyy for first time at Yerevan summit

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš plans to hold his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 3, according to Czech media outlet iDnes.cz.

2 May, 09:50 PM

Czechia joins Russia tribunal agreement

Prague has officially notified the Council of Europe that it will join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal to investigate Russian crimes of aggression, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said on April 28.

29 April, 01:22 AM

Europe tests world’s first drones with post-quantum encryption

European defense firms STV Group and Post-Quantum said they have successfully tested the world’s first drone platform with quantum-resistant communications, designed to withstand current and future cyberattacks on Apr. 2.

2 April, 05:31 PM

Czech police arrest second suspect in drone plant arson

A second suspect in the case involving the arson of an arms depot belonging to LPP Holding was arrested. The company produces drones for Ukraine, the police reported on X.

29 March, 05:43 PM

Anti-Israel group sets fire at Czech defense plant producing drones for Ukraine

A fire broke out overnight into March 20 at a defense facility in Czechia that produces drones for Ukraine, authorities said, adding they are treating the incident as a terrorist attack after an anti-Israel group claimed responsibility, Reuters reported.

21 March, 09:41 PM

Anti-Israel activists set fire to Czech drone plant

A drone manufacturing facility in Pardubice, Czechia, was on fire early on March 20, with an anti-Israel activist group claiming responsibility for the apparent arson, Reuters reported.

21 March, 02:15 AM

Czechia offers to reverse Druzhba oil pipeline for Slovakia

Czechia has offered to invest in reversing the flow of the Druzhba oil pipeline to supply Slovakia with non-Russian oil, Czech Industry Minister Karel Havlíček said after talks in Prague with Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Saková on March 18, according to Reuters.

19 March, 01:50 PM

Czechia may reduce aid to Ukrainian refugees in 2028

Czech Interior Minister Lubomir Metnar said the country is considering tightening the existing temporary legal protections for Ukrainian refugees after 2027, Czech outlet Novinky reported on March 18.

19 March, 02:11 AM

Czech initiative delivers 4.4 million shells to Ukraine, boosting artillery power

Ukraine has received 4.4 million large-caliber shells under the Czech-led ammunition initiative — accounting for more than 50% of all such rounds supplied to Kyiv in the past and widely viewed by allies as “extremely successful” — Czech President Petr Pavel said in an interview with Odkryto.cz on Feb. 16.

16 February, 06:53 PM

Ukraine to receive Czech Jan Žižka FPV drones developed from Russian drone tech

Ukraine will receive fiber-optic FPV drones from a Czech company working with volunteers, developed using technologies from captured Russian drones, the Idnes news outlet reported after attending tests of the new weapons on Jan. 26.

26 January, 01:15 PM

Czech volunteers raise over $3.8 million to support Ukraine’s energy sector

A Czech civic initiative called Dárek pro Putina (Gift for Putin) raised more than $3.8 million in just a few days to support Ukraine’s energy sector, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Jan. 25.

25 January, 02:39 PM

Ukraine faces ‘painful concessions’ on path to peace, Czech president says

Ukraine will likely have to agree to “painful concessions” if it hopes to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, Czech President Petr Pavel said during his Kyiv visit on Jan. 16.

16 January, 08:43 PM

Czech President Petr Pavel arrives in Ukraine for official visit

Czech President Petr Pavel arrived in Ukraine on an official visit, beginning in Lviv, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy reported on Telegram on Jan. 15.

15 January, 05:35 PM

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