Kateřina, that is sufficient, Lipavský addresses Konečná’s protests in opposition to the go to of Azov fighters in Prague

On Wednesday, members of the third Brigade of the Azov Regiment, which turned significantly well-known for its fierce protection of the Azovstal iron and metal works in Mariupol, Ukraine, will arrive in Prague on Wednesday within the first months of the conflict, a was launched. with Russia in February 2022.

The Azov Regiment is commonly a goal not solely of Russian propaganda, but in addition of supporters of Vladimir Putin’s regime. They name them Nazis. And the identical assertion has now put strain on the chief of the Communist Occasion and the MEP Kateřina Konečná in a letter despatched to the Minister of Overseas Affairs Jan Lipavský (Pirates).

“The Azov Regiment is the worst of Ukrainian nationalism and neo-Nazism. Regiment based by racist, member of the Proper Part Andrei Biletsky nicknamed “White Chief” (presently the commander of the aforementioned third Assault Group), led by Denis Prokopenko, a neo-Nazi and soccer hooligan Dynamo Kyiv. In any case, the actions of this regiment had been criticized prior to now by, amongst others, the Workplace of the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights,” Konečná wrote within the letter.

Based on her, some European cities similar to Berlin or Brussels stopped the go to of this “ultra-nationalist a part of the Ukrainian military” due to the opposition of a part of the general public, and in keeping with her, ought to The Czech Republic did the identical.

The Azov Regiment was created shortly after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 as one of many first responses to the occupation of Donbass. A few of it additionally got here from supporters of nationalism and the far proper. Immediately, the composition and understanding of the Azov brigade is totally different, it has undergone reorganization and is a part of the Ukrainian military. Now it’s thought-about an elite unit, which despatched the management of Ukraine, for instance, to fierce battles for Avdijivka.

The response from the top of Czech diplomacy, Lipavský, didn’t take lengthy. On the X Konečná community, he reminded that it’s Russia that’s doing disgraceful actions in Ukraine.

“Catherine, that is sufficient. After I was studying, I hesitated as to which state you had been elected for. We’ll quickly have a good time the anniversary of the Soviet tanks taking up. Those self same tanks are actually being slaughtered in Ukraine, and Putin wish to proceed them,” replied Overseas Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates), referring to the coalition Sufficient is Sufficient!

“If anybody imitates the Nazis by murdering and kidnapping youngsters, it’s Russia,” stated the minister.

The dialog in Prague with Ukrainian fighters is a part of a tour of Europe. It will likely be held in Ukrainian, and in keeping with the organizers, it’s an off-the-cuff assembly with a dialogue and a charity public sale, by which it is going to be doable to help the defenders of Ukraine. All cash raised will go in direction of the wants of the fighters as properly. The worth of a ticket to the Endorfin membership is 500 kroner.