President Pavel: Support for Ukraine Is an expression of Czech confidence in international law

President Petr Pavel says he is confident the next Czech government will understand that aiding Ukraine is, above all, an expression of Czech certainty that international law protects this country as reliably as it protects any other. The president made the statement in an interview with Poland’s TVN24, ahead of Monday’s scheduled visit to Prague by Polish President Karol Nawrocki.

Commenting on repeated violations of NATO airspace by Russia and on Russian sabotage operations in Poland and elsewhere, Pavel warned that Moscow is constantly testing Europe’s resilience and readiness to act in its own defense. If allied states fail to respond firmly, he said, the Kremlin may read it as weakness and push further.

In the interview, Pavel also criticized the decision of the new speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura, to remove the Ukrainian flag from the parliament building, calling it a highly unfortunate gesture.