Metnar: Czech state unable to hand Konev statue over to Russia

The Czech minister of defence, Lubomír Metnar, says his country respects
the Red Army soldiers who fell during the liberation of Czechoslovakia but
is unable to hand over a statue of commander Ivan Konev to Russia. The
monument was removed by the Prague 6 district authority in April, provoking
anger…

Published: 
Wednesday, May 20, 2020