President Zeman advising restraint on Ukrainian crisis

President Miloš Zeman is advising restraint with regard to growing tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said after a working dinner with the head of state on Thursday evening. According to Zeman, the escalation in tensions will remain on the level of rhetoric and a peaceful solution will eventually be found. Prime Minister Fiala said he too favoured a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

The president and prime minister also discussed the agreement signed with Poland on the Turow mine across the border and the government’s work on reducing the 2022 state budget deficit.