Czech President Says There Is No Evidence Of Russian Intelligence Involvement In A Massive 2014 Ammo Depot Blast

 

DW: Czech president questions Russian involvement in 2014 blast 

Milos Zeman has raised doubts over Moscow's complicity in a huge explosion at an ammunition warehouse. It comes after a diplomatic row over accusations of Russian sabotage. 

Russia may not have been behind the 2014 blast at a Czech ammunition depot, Czech President Milos Zeman said in a televised address on Sunday. 

Prague sparked a diplomatic furor last week when it blamed Russian intelligence agents for the deadly blast, and expelled 18 Russian embassy staff. 

After retaliatory expulsions by Moscow, the Czech government ordered a further 63 diplomats and Russian staff to leave by the end of May. 

Some fellow European Union members acted in solidarity and also expelled Russian embassy staff. 

The EU and NATO also issued statements in support of the central European country.  

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WNU Editor: This admission from the Czech President is completely contrary to the media narrative that Russia is responsible for this 2014 explosion. 

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Russia Expels 20 Czechs In A Retaliatory Move After Prague Expelled 18 Russian Diplomats

 

RFE: Moscow Expels 20 Czechs In Tit-For-Tat Move Over Alleged Russian Links To Deadly 2014 Depot Blast  

Moscow has expelled 20 Czechs in a retaliatory move after Prague sent home 18 Russian diplomats, accusing them of being spies after Czech intelligence linked Russian military agents to a deadly ammunition depot explosion in 2014 that killed two people. 

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on April 18 that the Czechs affected were told to leave Russia by the end of day on April 19. 

The tit-for-tat move comes as the European Union's top diplomats prepare to meet on April 19 to discuss Russia's alleged involvement in the explosion, an accusation Moscow has called "absurd" and a sign of Washington's influence on Prague.  

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WNU Editor: On first reading this is a very strange diplomatic spat between Russia and the Czech republic. For one. Why would Russia blow-up a Czech munitions dump. But here is a good summary on why the Czech Republic is reacting the way that it is, and why Russia is implicated .... A Czech Explosion, Russian Agents, A Bulgarian Arms Dealer: The Recipe For A Major Spy Scandal In Central Europe (RFE). 

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