Vaclav Klaus, former president of the Czech Republic, denounced the Czech government’s policy against Russia following its dubious allegations that Russia was behind an explosion at an ammunition center in 2014. “That we, [the Czech Republic] are barking at one of the world powers, makes me feel ashamed and dismayed and extinguishes any desire to try to do anything in this country [Czech Republic],” Klaus told the Blesk daily in an interview, published April 23. “I see this as evidence [of the current condition] that our country is incapable of having any sensible foreign policy at all.”
He accused the government of trying to score points with Washington and NATO. “Here, we look very much like a tiny pooch. We are barking at Russia, because we think that the U.S. and NATO are ready to throw their weight behind us. I find this policy somewhat foolish,” Klaus stated.
