"We do not want the Russian Federation to become a neighbor." The premieres of the Czech Republic and Slovakia on the anniversary of the Prague Spring urged to support Ukraine

The Czech Prime Minister and Slovakia-Petr Fial and Edward Heger-recorded a joint video address to support Ukraine on Sunday. August 21. On this day, in 1968, the USSR troops invaded Czechoslovakia. Politicians have called for support from Kyiv in confrontation by Russian invaders. "Although we have parted almost 30 years ago, and now the Czech Republic and Slovakia are two separate countries, we are combined by a joint history," said Fiala.

He added a video: immediately after a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, it became clear that "we have not just passively watching the situation, but on the contrary - actively help. " “Supporting Ukraine, we also support our own safety. We do not want Russia to be our neighbor, ”Heger said. Also, as a reminder of the invasion of Soviet troops in Czechoslovakia, 54 years ago, the Czechs transfer to the aid of Ukraine in 1968 kroons (about $ 80).

Dozens of such symbolic payments are received into the charity account of the Embassy of Ukraine in Prague. On August 21, 1968, hundreds of thousands of military USSR and three other Warsaw countries invaded the territory of Czechoslovakia - a country that tried to escape from the tenet of the communist regime and build their own, more free course. The troops of the Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria and Hungary put an end to the Prague spring.