“And we want the Russians to return the plane”: the request of the Russian Federation to the Czech Republic on the monument to Marshal Konev is commented on in Poland
The statements of representatives of the Russian authorities that the demolition of the monument to Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague will not be left unanswered are reacted both in the Czech Republic itself and in Poland. Apparently, the Polish reaction in this case is due to the fact that in this country, too, they are used to demolishing monuments to the liberating soldiers.
In connection with the demolition of the monument, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which provides for criminal liability for the desecration of the symbols of military glory of Russia, committed publicly (Part 3, Article 354.1). On the basis of this case, criminal prosecution threatens Czech municipal officials who ordered to demolish the monument to the Soviet marshal-liberator of the Czech capital.
In Prague, they hastened to announce that Russian legislation "will not be enforced in the Czech Republic." Additionally, the Czech Foreign Ministry noted that Moscow should deal with the municipality of Prague-6 with all questions regarding the demolition of the monument and the return of the monument to the Russian Federation.
In the Czech Foreign Ministry:
But how “worthy” the monument was treated in the Prague 6 area, the whole world saw when the statue of the Marshal was on the ground with a noose around his neck.
The Polish media reported on the situation, noting that "Russia was extremely negatively impressed by the decision of the Czech municipal authorities to dismantle the monument shortly before the 75th anniversary of the end of the war."
Let’s introduce a few comments of Polish readers to the material in Defense24, as well as in social networks. Many of these comments openly breathe Russophobia:
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