Czech president attends celebrations at Russian embassy marking anniversary of end of WWII

President Miloš Zeman attended celebrations at the Russian Embassy in Prague on Monday, marking the anniversary of the end of WWII, celebrated as Victory day in the Russian Federation and a number of post-soviet countries. Both the Czech president and Russia’s ambassador to Prague spoke at the event, with the latter outlining how states with different ideologies and political systems had overcome their differences to defeat their common adversary. Other notable guests on Monday included former Czech president Václav Klaus, ex-prime minister Petr Nečas, the speakers of both houses of Parliament and the American ambassador to Prague, Andrew Shapiro.

Author: Jan Velinger