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Czech President Petr Pavel told the UN Security Council in New York that the world must respond to Russia’s aggression with strength and a united global reaction. He condemned Moscow’s disregard for peace and international law, citing recent drone incursions into Polish airspace as part of Russia’s deliberate strategy to intimidate its neighbors. Expressing full solidarity with Poland, Estonia, and Romania, he called the violations a “clear act of aggression.” Pavel also stressed that Ukraine must be central to any peace talks and urged all countries, particularly China, to stop enabling Russia’s war, which he warned threatens global security.

The government will discuss a regulation on the January indexation of old-age, disability, and survivors’ pensions on Wednesday. According to the proposal, pensions will increase by 240 crowns, and for most recipients, the merit-based percentage component will also rise by 2.6 percent. The average old-age pension should thus increase by 668 crowns to 21,786 crowns. The cabinet will also consider a regulation that, among other things, tightens the rules for recognizing COVID-19 as an occupational disease.

During earthworks in Brno at the intersection of Jana Babáka, Tábor, and Kounicova streets, parts of ammunition were found today, including anti-tank grenades. The area has been closed off. Police and firefighters evacuated more than 80 people from a nearby elementary school. Police reported the discovery on the X network, while firefighters posted about it on Threads. Some public transport lines are being rerouted due to the closure, according to the transport company’s website.

Andrej Babiš, leader of the opposition ANO movement, agrees with President Petr Pavel that it would be appropriate to put pressure on Israel to reconsider its plans to seize the city of Gaza. At a campaign event in Turnov, he said that the Visegrád Group (Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary) should play a greater role in resolving the conflict in the Gaza Strip, as well as in Ukraine.