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Prague. Some 81 staff at the Russian Embassy in the Czech capital were told to leave the country, in the wake of revelations of likely Russian involvement in a 2014 bombing (Photo: Moyan_Brenn)

Expelling diplomats won't fix central Europe's Russia problem

These are turbulent times in the Czech Republic. Just as the country looked set to buy the Russian Sputnik V vaccine last month, the eruption of the country's biggest row with Moscow since the fall of communism brought such a 'shift to the East' to a juddering halt.

Now, fears are emerging about the extent of Russian influence throughout Czech society, on issues ranging from vaccines to foreign investment.

On April 17, Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš

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William Nattrass is a Prague-based British journalist and Visegrád Four current affairs commentator, who has written for the Independent, the Spectator and Cap X.

Prague. Some 81 staff at the Russian Embassy in the Czech capital were told to leave the country, in the wake of revelations of likely Russian involvement in a 2014 bombing (Photo: Moyan_Brenn)

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William Nattrass is a Prague-based British journalist and Visegrád Four current affairs commentator, who has written for the Independent, the Spectator and Cap X.

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