Russia in Czech foreign policy
Russia in Czech foreign policy

Author(s): Nikita Odintsov, Lukáš Tichý
Subject(s): Political history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Present Times (2010 - today), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Czech Republic’s foreign policy towards Russia; Ukrainian crisis; Crimea; annexation; EU relations;
Summary/Abstract: In 2015, the Czech foreign policy in its relation to the Russian Federation (RF), as in the previous year 2014, was still influenced by the tense geopolitical situation be-tween the Russian Federation and the western countries and the unresolved conflict in Ukraine. After the escalation of fights at the beginning of 2015, new agreements were signed in Minsk on 12th February, which were intended to supplement the Minsk Protocol from September 2014. These agreements represent the plan that, at the end of 2015, had to lead to the solution of the armed conflict in the eastern part of the country. However, the progress at the end of 2015 was only minimal. The sanctions imposed on Russia, the fate of which is tightly linked to the fulfillment of the agreements, were prolonged, but this did not cause such a debate in the Czech Republic as in the previous year.

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