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Talking PointCzechs and the Russian Bear
In early July, three days after the Czech Republic and the Bush
Administration signed a controversial agreement on a future anti-ballistic
missile radar base, Russia drastically reduced the supply of oil flowing
into the country. The move prompted fears that the Czech Republic had
become the latest post-communist country to face what some view as
extortion from its former big brother – one strongly opposed to the
placement of the US radar base on Czech soil. The crisis soon passed, with
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordering a full restoration of
supplies. Yet the incident underscored tension both above and beneath the
surface between the Czech Republic and Russia – one which harks back to
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painful 40 year experience as a Soviet satellite. Now, almost twenty years
on, have those relations begun to heal, or do Czechs still remain bitter
towards Russia? I hit the streets of Prague to gauge some opinions: More
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