Pavel: Russia has not changed since Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia

What happened to Czechoslovakia in 1968 is happening in Ukraine now, Czech President Petr Pavel said during his speech at an event commemorating the 1968 invasion, adding that Russia has not changed in any way since then. Crowds of people gathered outside the Czech Radio building in Prague on Monday morning to commemorate the invasion and those who lost their lives because of it. President Petr Pavel, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, the speaker of the lower house Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Speaker of the Senate Miloš Vystrčil and Prague mayor Bohuslav Svoboda made speeches. The memorial ceremony began at 11 a.m. and also included the laying of wreaths to honour the memory of the fallen.