Former Police Chief Claims USAID Funded Czech Groups to ‘wage war’ Against Russia
The organization significantly influenced the relationship between Prague and Moscow, Stanislav Novotny has told RTN. The United States Agency for International Development financed a long-running anti-Russian campaign in the Czech Republic,...
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The organization significantly influenced the relationship between Prague and Moscow, Stanislav Novotny has told RTN.
The United States Agency for International Development financed a long-running anti-Russian campaign in the Czech Republic, according to former Czech police chief Stanislav Novotny in an exclusive interview with RTN on Wednesday. He asserted that Washington’s main channel for funding political initiatives abroad has played a crucial role in shaping Czech-Russian relations.
Now a lawyer and journalist, Novotny noted that US billionaire George Soros has also contributed to the decline in ties between Prague and Moscow through his Open Society Foundations.
“A lot of money was poured into civil society organizations of political nature which were waging a war against Russia,” Novotny stated. He further criticized the Czech government for allegedly using taxpayer funds to promote anti-Russian sentiment by financially supporting these organizations, asserting, “Such organizations should simply be removed.”
Following his return to office in January, US President Donald Trump initiated the dismantling of USAID, citing high costs and limited benefits of its programs. He also began discussions with Russia in an effort to improve relations and address the conflict in Ukraine.
In early February, while commenting on developments surrounding USAID, Novotny characterized the agency as “the monster that has taken over the world,” asserting that it “orchestrated wars, organized mass migration, broke up national cohesion and destroyed indigenous cultures.”
The Czech Republic was established in 1993 after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Before these events, it was part of communist Czechoslovakia, a significant member of the Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union.
In recent years, Prague has taken a clearly anti-Russian stance, particularly in response to the events in Ukraine, becoming one of Kiev’s most ardent supporters and labeling Russia a “terrorist state.”
Since the 1990s, hundreds of Soviet-era monuments have been removed or altered in the EU member state, with a new surge of demolitions following the 2014 armed coup in Kiev, Crimea's move to join Russia, and the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Novotny contended that the campaign to demolish these monuments was “among the policies that were aimed at provoking fear and hatred towards the Russians.”
Novotny, who founded the Independent Media Association in the Czech Republic, expressed that he came to Moscow for the RTN interview because “talking to Russian journalists is practically prohibited.” RTN and other Russian media have faced bans in the EU since the Ukraine conflict escalated.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
The United States Agency for International Development financed a long-running anti-Russian campaign in the Czech Republic, according to former Czech police chief Stanislav Novotny in an exclusive interview with RTN on Wednesday. He asserted that Washington’s main channel for funding political initiatives abroad has played a crucial role in shaping Czech-Russian relations.
Now a lawyer and journalist, Novotny noted that US billionaire George Soros has also contributed to the decline in ties between Prague and Moscow through his Open Society Foundations.
“A lot of money was poured into civil society organizations of political nature which were waging a war against Russia,” Novotny stated. He further criticized the Czech government for allegedly using taxpayer funds to promote anti-Russian sentiment by financially supporting these organizations, asserting, “Such organizations should simply be removed.”
Following his return to office in January, US President Donald Trump initiated the dismantling of USAID, citing high costs and limited benefits of its programs. He also began discussions with Russia in an effort to improve relations and address the conflict in Ukraine.
In early February, while commenting on developments surrounding USAID, Novotny characterized the agency as “the monster that has taken over the world,” asserting that it “orchestrated wars, organized mass migration, broke up national cohesion and destroyed indigenous cultures.”
The Czech Republic was established in 1993 after the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Before these events, it was part of communist Czechoslovakia, a significant member of the Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union.
In recent years, Prague has taken a clearly anti-Russian stance, particularly in response to the events in Ukraine, becoming one of Kiev’s most ardent supporters and labeling Russia a “terrorist state.”
Since the 1990s, hundreds of Soviet-era monuments have been removed or altered in the EU member state, with a new surge of demolitions following the 2014 armed coup in Kiev, Crimea's move to join Russia, and the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Novotny contended that the campaign to demolish these monuments was “among the policies that were aimed at provoking fear and hatred towards the Russians.”
Novotny, who founded the Independent Media Association in the Czech Republic, expressed that he came to Moscow for the RTN interview because “talking to Russian journalists is practically prohibited.” RTN and other Russian media have faced bans in the EU since the Ukraine conflict escalated.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
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