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Czechia Ruling Coalition Divided on Support for Ukraine

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Czechia's new coalition government is sending out conflicting messages on Ukraine — ranging from anti-Kyiv tirades to halfhearted support. What's going on?

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Speaker of the lower house of the Czech parliament Tomio Okamura is sure that his New Year's speech, in which he insulted Ukraine, was correct. He promises to continue working within the framework of the ruling coalition so that the country does not provide military assistance to Ukraine.

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According to the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Tomi Okamura (SPD), there is 100% agreement in the government coalition. However, on Thursday, he himself expressed disagreement with some of the government's positions, including the coordination of the ammunition initiative or aid to Ukraine, in an interview with Czech Television.

The Czech government is made up of right-wingers – but there are nuances among them. They are now sending mixed messages about helping Ukraine, with Czech-Japanese politician Tomio Okamura standing out in the tough rhetoric.

·Podgorica, Montenegro
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The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura (SPD), said that he would repeat his New Year's speech, in which he criticized Ukraine, its government and corruption cases. In the ČT24 program Interview, he admitted that he is also aware of the level of corruption in Russia. Okamura also spoke about the situation of the Ruthenian minority in Ukraine and mentioned his position on Czech participation in the ammunition initiative, which he se…

The Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura, has denied that the Czech Republic is an ally of Ukraine. He considers the statements of the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter Macinka, who described the Ukrainians as Czech allies, to be only his opinion, which is not supported by the government's program statement. Okamura made this statement on Thursday in the Interview program of ČT24. In the same program that Macinka was in…

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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ceskenoviny.cz broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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