Czechs want Russia to pay for damages from 2014 blast
June 28, 2021 at 4:59 pm
FILE - In this Wednesday, April 21, 2021 photo, Russia's ambassador to Prague, Aleksandr Zmeyevsky leaves the Foreign Ministry in Prague, Czech Republic. The Czech Foreign Ministry has summoned Russia’s ambassador to Prague to request a full compensation for damages caused by a huge ammunition depot explosion allegedly caused by Russian spies. The ministry says on Monday, June 28 deputy Foreign Minister Martin Smolek handed over to Aleksandr Zmeyevsky a diplomatic note “invoking the responsibility of the Russian Federation under international law for its involvement in the explosions of ammunition depot in Vrbetice in 2014.” (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, file)