Czechia weighs sending new ambassador to Moscow despite war

The Czech government is considering sending a new ambassador to Moscow, despite Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine, Novinky.cz reported. The current official ambassador, Vítězslav Pivoňka, has been in Prague for some time. He could be replaced by analyst Daniel Koštoval, the news site said.

In an interview this week President Petr Pavel said he was in favour of sending a new ambassador to Moscow, as states such as Germany and the UK have done in recent times. Such appointees must present their credentials to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin.

However there are splits in the Czech government over the matter, with the Civic Democrats for and TOP 09 and the Christian Democrats against, said Novinky.cz.