The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic on Tuesday evening declared Russia a state sponsor of terrorism with the support of a large part of the chamber, which in turn condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and did not recognize the referendums on annexation of four eastern Ukrainian regions.
A total of 129 of the 156 deputies present voted in favor of the draft resolution to declare the Russian state as a financier of terrorism, while the 14 legislators of the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD) voted against it, and 13 other deputies abstained, the Parliament said in a statement.
In this regard, the Czech Lower House has condemned the «Russian aggression in Ukraine», in particular the «large-scale» attacks against the civilian population, civilian property and key energy infrastructure, assuring that «they are an obvious attempt» to achieve political goals through «intimidation of the civilian population».
In addition, the majority of the Czech Republic’s Chamber of Deputies has noted that the attacks result in «widespread restrictions or cuts in the supply of energy, water or heat, endangering the civilian population.»
«The shelling and deployment of military units in the area of the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant are a threat not only on the territory of Ukraine. Direct or indirect threats to use nuclear weapons, as well as false and unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine plans to use weapons of mass destruction, are a dangerous escalation of tensions and a threat to pan-European security,» the Czech lower house has approved as a whole.
The Czech Republic holds the rotating presidency of the European Union until the end of the year and is one of the main supporters of the Ukrainian government in its defense of the Russian invasion. Under the liberal-conservative government in Prague, the Czech Republic has delivered armaments to Ukraine worth more than 1.8 billion euros, according to the DPA agency.
Parliament’s statement came moments before an allegedly Russian-made projectile fell in Poland and killed two people in the border town of Prezewodow, prompting the Polish executive to convene its security council to assess the situation.
