
Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura said that the European Union should negotiate peace with Russia at the upcoming summit, noting that this position is supported by many parliamentarians and Prime Minister Andrej Babis, and Prague should not agree with the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine.
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The conflict in Ukraine continues, and discussions are ongoing in the EU about the future strategy towards Russia, including the question of possible negotiations.
Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura called for insistence on negotiations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. His words are reported by ČTK.
“We must promote [at the upcoming summit] the position that the EU leadership must negotiate peace with Russia,” Okamura emphasized.
According to him, this position met with understanding from many parliamentarians, as well as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrei Babis. Okamura also stressed that Prague should not agree with the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine.
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