US backs Czech stance on Ukraine in Lipavský-Blinken talks

Czech backing for Ukraine was among the main topics of talks between the Czech minister of foreign affairs, Jan Lipavský, and his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, in Washington on Tuesday evening. Both politicians condemned atrocities carried out by Russian troops in Ukraine in the last two months, while the US side expressed support for the positions taken by the Prague government over the conflict.

The two foreign policy chiefs also discussed security cooperation, energy security and human rights, the US State Department said after the meeting.