Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský emphasized that a “Munich conspiracy” regarding Ukraine is unacceptable. He made the statement to journalists in Brussels during a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
Lipavský noted that an alleged Russia–U.S. plan has emerged, and discussions have revived regarding the possibility of ending Russian aggression against Ukraine.
“If this plan were confirmed, it would once again be about Ukraine without Ukraine, which I have repeatedly described as a principle that Czech diplomacy categorically disagrees with… It seems we have experienced this many times before. Although there is little information and few confirmations, this is once again a sort of Munich scenario. I have repeatedly warned about this in the past and will continue to do so. Therefore, it must be taken absolutely seriously,” Lipavský stated.
The Munich Agreement of 1938 was a treaty signed in Munich on September 29–30, 1938, between Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and France. It led to the annexation of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany without the participation of Czechoslovak representatives. This agreement marked the culmination of the policy of “appeasement” toward the aggressor by the United Kingdom and France, resulting in the dismantling of Czechoslovakia and bringing the world closer to the outbreak of World War II.
