The Russian Ambassador said there is little likelihood of improving relations with the Czech Republic

MOSCOW, October 1 - RIA Novosti. Improving relations between Russia and the Czech Republic is hardly possible as long as Czech enterprises of the military-industrial complex actively support the Kiev regime and participate in the murder of Russian citizens, Russian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Anna Ponomareva said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“As long as Czech enterprises of the military-industrial complex are actively working to support the Kyiv regime and thereby participate in the murder of citizens of our country, improving relations is hardly possible,” Ponomareva said.

She recalled that the Czech Republic became the author of the Western “shell initiative” to purchase ammunition for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As previously reported, as part of the program this year, it is planned to transfer a million shells worth 5 billion euros to Kyiv.

The diplomat also drew attention to the anti-Russian points of the Czech foreign policy concept, which states that the country’s “existential interest” is the defeat of the Russian Federation in the Ukrainian conflict.

Relations between Russia and the Czech Republic deteriorated sharply after Prague accused Moscow in April 2021 of involvement of Russian intelligence agents in organizing explosions at an ammunition depot in the village of Vrbetice in 2014.