- Title: Czech FM visits Kyiv, says Europe should not bow to Russian intimidation
- Date: 22nd November 2024
- Summary: KYIV, UKRAINE (NOVEMBER 22, 2024) (REUTERS) CZECH REPUBLIC'S FOREIGN MINISTER JAN LIPAVSKY AND UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER ANDRII SYBIHA ENTERING ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (English) CZECH REPUBLIC'S FOREIGN MINISTER JAN LIPAVSKY, SAYING: “Definitely the usage of the rocket which is typically designed for nuclear triad is an escalatory step and it is an attempt of Russian dictator to
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- Keywords: Diplomacy EU Russian invasion War in Ukraine
- Location: KYIV, UKRAINE
- City: KYIV, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001176822112024RP1
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- Story Text:The Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky visited Kyiv on Friday (November 22), pledging continued support for Ukraine following the use of a new hypersonic missile by Russia in the country.
“It is an attempt of Russian dictator to scare the population of Ukraine and scare the population of Europe. And we should not bow to that,” Lipavsky said during a news conference on Friday of Russia’s use of an ‘experimental’ medium-range ballistic missile on Ukraine’s city of Dnipro on Thursday (November 21).
The Kremlin said on Friday that a strike on Ukraine using a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed as a message to the West that Moscow will respond to their "reckless" decisions and actions in support of Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had fired the new missile - the Oreshnik or Hazel Tree - at a Ukrainian military facility.
Putin said on Thursday that Russia had fired the new missile after Ukraine, with approval from the Biden administration, struck Russia with six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles on Tuesday (November 19) and with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles and U.S.-made HIMARS on Thursday.
He said this meant that the Ukraine war had now "acquired elements of a global character".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Russia's use of the new missile amounted to "a clear and severe escalation" in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.
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