When the Czech Republic accused Russia last month of staging an explosion at an ammunition depot in the country that killed two people in 2014, it provided shocking new evidence of the Kremlin’s secret war against its perceived rivals in the West, and prompted a major rift in Czech relations with Russia. The scandal broke just days after the sacking of Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek, who frequently warned against risks posed by the Kremlin. He joins Greg and Jonathan to discuss the fallout from latest developments and what Europe and the US must do to address the challenge.
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Guests
TOMAS PETRICEK
Czech Foreign Minister, 2018 – 2021
Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Former Deputy Labor and Social Affairs Minister
Hosts
Executive Director, Institute of Current World Affairs
Journalist, author of Russians: The People Behind the Power
Senior Fellow and Director of Democracy Initiatives, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Former Deputy Assistant Administrator, Europe and Eurasia Bureau, US Agency for International Development
The Cable is produced by Rebecca Picard
Top photo credit: Jiří Bernard, Wikimedia Commons