Articles for tag: Putin, Trump

William Malcolm

Russia To Blame For Collapse Of INF Treaty: Foreign Minister

Russia bears full responsibility for the collapse of the INF treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty), which contributed to peace and security on the European Continent for 30 years, Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček told journalists on Friday in response to the US withdrawal.   The United States formally withdrew from the Cold War-era nuclear missile pact ...

Matt Atlas

Babis Praises Trump, Slams Marcon

Czech prime minister Andrej Babis looked content after meeting Donald Trump, except that he seemed disappointed about one thing: not being allowed to present the US president with a famous Czech gun.  Sitting in the Hay-Adams hotel in Washington after his meeting, the billionaire businessman-turned-politician opened his phone and showed a photo of a limited-edition gun ...

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Czech Trump Meets Real Donald Trump In Washington DC

Two scandal-ridden billionaire world leaders met in the Oval Office in the White House on Thursday.   President Donald Trump, who is dogged by allegations of collusion with Russia during his presidential election and hush-money payments for extra-marital affairs, welcomed Andrej Babiš, the Czech Republic Prime Minister, who has been charged with fraud related to his business dealings, for a meeting ...

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Babis Praises Trump Ahead Of Meeting

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, who will meet with Donald Trump later this week, on Tuesday praised the U.S. president for trying to achieve peaceful nuclear disarmament in North Korea.   Babis, who will be in the White House Thursday, told The Associated Press that talking is a better option than a military conflict, even ...

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Zeman: Iran Sanctions Must Be Abolished

Berlin, Sept 21 (CTK correspondent) – The Czech Republic is interested in trading with Iran, and it would be therefore good to abolish the sanctions against Iran, President Milos Zeman told journalists in Berlin at the close of his three-day official visit today.   Zeman also criticised US President Donald Trump’s policy of raising customs ...

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Putin-Trump Meeting Success: Zeman

Prague, July 18 (CTK) – Czech President Milos Zeman assesses the recent meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin positively and he hopes that their cooperation will continue, Zeman said in an interview with CTK today.   Trump and Putin met in Helsinki on Monday. They touched upon many issues, ...

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Steel Union Bashes Trump Over Protectionist Customs Duties

Prague, May 31 (CTK) – By imposing customs duties on steel from the EU, US President Donald Trump continues attacking the global free trade system, the Czech Steel Union said in reaction to today’s decision of the White House.   The Chamber of Commerce noted that the USA itself owes its development and economic strength ...

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Trump’s Alt-Right Adviser Bannon To Visit Prague Next Week

Prague, May 14 (CTK) – Stephen Bannon, former strategic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, will arrive in the Czech Republic next week to attend a debate on the 2016 election battle between Trump and Hillary Clinton to be held by the CEVRO Institute, its director Alexandr Vondra told CTK today.   Bannon will discuss ...

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Zeman Blocks EU Statement Against U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem

Brussels, May 12 (CTK correspondent) – The Czech Republic, along with Hungary and Romania, blocked the preparation of a joint EU statement critical of the forthcoming relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in the past days, diplomatic sources disclosed to CTK today.   Czech Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Michaela Lagronova told CTK today that the ...