On Saturday, Prague kicked out 18 Russian diplomats after accusing Russia of being behind an attack on an ammunition depot. On Sunday, Moscow retaliated.
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Czechs Blame 2014 Blasts at Ammunition Depots on Elite Russian Spy Unit
The unit has also been implicated in the 2018 nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter.
Prague Says Ricin Plot Was a Hoax, and Moves to Expel 2 Russians
Prime Minister Andrej Babis of the Czech Republic said a feud between employees of the Russian Embassy had led to “made-up information about a planned attack on Czech politicians.”
E.U. Lawmakers Condemn Subsidy Corruption but Disagree on What to Do
A Times investigation showed how oligarchs and political patrons make millions in farm subsidies. But the program is all but sacrosanct.
E.U. Defends Farm Subsidy Program Exploited by Autocrats
Outright fraud is rare, officials said. A Times investigation found that the program helped underwrite oligarchs, mobsters and far-right populists.
We Just Wanted to Talk E.U. Farm Policy. Why Was Someone Always Looking Over Our Shoulders?
The European Union conceals data showing where billions in subsidies go. So we needed a workaround.
In the Largest Protests in Decades, Czechs Demand Resignation of Prime Minister
Prime Minister Andrej Babis has called accusations against him lies and has said he would not be ousted by protests, no matter the size.
Protesters Fill Prague Square Again, in New Struggle for Country’s Soul
A movement that started six weeks ago as a relatively contained protest has grown into something broader and possibly harder to control.
Czech Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 13
Fire and smoke forced rescue workers to turn back, so the number of casualties was unclear. It was the nation’s deadliest mining disaster since 1990.
Scandal Around Billionaire Prime Minister Leaves Czechs in Limbo
Andrej Babis, a bombastic populist, survived a no-confidence vote after his eldest son claimed to have been abducted to silence his testimony in a fraud case.