Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:34:58 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-president-sparks-outrage-comments-about-journalists-8192845© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalDuring a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in China, Czech President Miloš Zeman took a characteristic swipe at the media. Caught on mic just ahead of a joint press briefing with Mr. Putin, Mr. Zeman noted that there were too many journalists present and that they should be “liquidated”. While the joke raised a polite smile from Mr. Putin, it triggered a volley of negative reactions in the Czech Republic where media freedom and efforts to influence the free press are now very much in the spotlight.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/zeman_putin_0.jpg?timestamp=1590525901 https://english.radio.cz/czech-president-sparks-outrage-comments-about-journalists-8192845 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9