Russia Recognized as the Biggest Threat to National Security in the Czech Republic

The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (the lower house of Parliament) has adopted a resolution declaring Russia to be the largest threat to the country's security, according to RBK citing Seznam Zpravy.

The resolution was passed the day before, on March 20. A total of 84 members of Parliament supported the document, all from the ruling coalition of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, which consists of 108 deputies. At least 72 votes were needed for the resolution's approval.

The opposition deputies from the "Dissatisfied Citizens’ Movement" (71 mandates) and "Freedom and Direct Democracy" (20 mandates) proposed their resolutions, which, as noted in the publication, were rejected.

In November 2022, the Chamber of Deputies also made a decision to declare the “current Russian regime as terrorist.” In this resolution, the deputies condemned Moscow's actions, particularly the attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and refused to recognize the results of referendums following which the Donbas, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions joined Russia.

Similar resolutions have also been adopted by several EU countries, including Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland. Latvia declared Russia a “sponsor of terrorism” in August 2022. In October of the same year, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) also approved a resolution declaring the Russian regime as "terrorist." The Russian Foreign Ministry interpreted Latvia's decision as an element of “provocation, extremism, and political hypocrisy.”