Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba visited Prague for talks on further Czech assistance to Ukraine, the abduction of Ukrainian children to Russia, and preparations for the third Crimea Platform Summit. He expressed gratitude for the Czech Republic’s support for Ukraine and the cooperation between the two countries. The Czech Republic and the Czech government are determined to help Ukraine due to the future, as without Ukraine’s victory, they will face bigger problems caused by Russia.
Kuleba believes that every nation in Europe understands that Russia must not win this war and Ukraine must win it, as it is the future of Europe at stake. Even countries like Hungary do not want to have Russia as a neighbour. Ukraine has not had an ambassador in Czechia for more than a year, and finding the right person for the post is difficult.
The role of an ambassador is to defend the rights and interests of their citizens in the country where they are serving. Recently, there have been several attacks on Ukrainians in the Czech Republic, and the embassy follows very closely not only acts of violence committed against Ukrainians but also violations committed by Ukrainians in Czechia. The embassy condemns any violations of the law committed against Ukrainians or by Ukrainians, and the two nations are so close.
Kuleba emphasised that these incidents or attacks have not harmed the relationship between the two nations. He thanked all Czechs who do not judge Ukrainians by the behaviour of one person or by isolated cases. The relationship between the people of their nations is the most important thing that should be treasured, and he would like to thank all Czechs who do not judge Ukrainians by the behaviour of one or two Czechs.
In conclusion, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, expressed gratitude for the Czech Republic’s support for Ukraine and the importance of the relationship between the two nations. He also urged Czechs to respect the unique circumstances and actions of Ukrainians in the conflict.
The war in Ukraine has led to increasing verbal attacks on social media against Ukrainians, raising concerns about the changing perception of Ukrainian refugees. The Czech Republic supports Ukraine’s goal of starting accession talks with the European Union before the end of the year, but there are still some issues that need to be fixed. The prime minister believes that if the sky does not fall into the Vltava River in the next four months, Ukraine will open accession talks with the European Union.
The EU and NATO have accelerated the accession process with Ukraine, with the EU quickly granting Ukraine candidacy status and NATO dropping the Membership Action Plan for Ukraine. However, Ukraine still needs to extend an invitation to become a member with the understanding that membership will only take place after the war ends. There are only two ways to prevent further Russian military or economic aggressions: either Ukraine must become a member of both the EU and NATO or Russia must cease to exist.
People and decision-makers in Brussels and key capitals have finally begun to realise this, and the moment that happened, all these decisions were made – candidacy granted, accession talks in the pipeline, Membership Action Plan dropped, invitation in the pipeline. It is inevitable that Ukraine will become a member of both the EU and NATO, or both. The sooner it happens, the better it is for all of us – for the Czechs, for Ukrainians, and for other nations in Europe.
If Ukraine receives an invitation to join NATO at the Washington summit next year, it would be a historic achievement for all of us. The situation is not a question of „whether”, but „when” and the sooner it happens, the better it is for all of us – for the Czechs, for Ukrainians, and for other nations in Europe.
