Illustration photo – President-elect Petr Pavel.
Washington/Prague – The interpretation of the circumstances leading to the war in Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about them, is very different from reality, Czech President-elect Petr Pavel said today. In an interview on CNN's Christiane Amanpour program, he responded to today's speech by the Russian president, who accused the West of starting the war in Ukraine and trying to destroy Russia.
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“It's an example of Russian behavior and the behavior of Putin and his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. They both use narratives that are very different from reality. They distort reality, that's why it's so difficult to deal with them,” Pavel said.
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In a traditional speech before the federal assembly, Putin said today that the war in Ukraine, which began almost a year ago with the invasion of Russian troops, was started by the West and that Russia is only trying to stop it by force. He also stated that it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield and pointed to the size and strength of the Russian military, which is disputed by foreign observers. training, said today Pavel, who will take office in two weeks. According to him, the West should not underestimate Russia's ability to learn from its mistakes.
In an interview with Amanpour, the president-elect called for caution regarding China and its proposals for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. According to him, Beijing can learn from the current situation in case the conflict flares up between China and the West. According to him, China is also not interested in defeating Russia, because Russia is its natural ally.
