The publication of "Star" gave the visit of the president of the Czech Republic to Russia at risk of a breakdown

The publication on the site belonging to the Ministry of Defense of the Zvezda television channel, which appeared on November 21, during the visit of President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman to Russia, was continuing the visit to the visit. It is reported by Kommersant.

The article by Leonid Maslovsky was entitled "Czechoslovakia should be grateful to the USSR for 1968: the history of" Prague Spring ". Among other things, it stated that" Czechoslovakia since 1938 and all the time of the war delivered a huge amount of weapons to the German troops from which the Soviet soldiers and civilians of our country were also killed. "Also, Maslovsky stated that the Czechoslovak democratic democratic The socialism of the 1968 model was not democratic and was not socialism, and the Soviet occupation was not by occupation.

Soon, however, the article was deleted from the site; At the same time, the editorial office relieved the responsibility for the publication, explaining that the materials under the section "Articles" "are exclusively technical proofreading".

Maslovsky, notes Kommersant, leads a blog on the website of the newspaper "Tomorrow", edited by Alexander Prokhanov. He also owns the book "Russian Truth". As stated in the preface to this book, it "concerns the heroic path of the Russian people in its centuries -old development, describes the creation of superpower - the USSR."

According to Kommersant, on Wednesday, President Zeman got acquainted with the article during the Russian-Chesh Economic Forum in Moscow. The officials who accompanied the head of state invited him to defiantly interrupt the visit. Zeman did not take such a step, but decided to raise the question during the later meeting on the same day with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

It is claimed that the government has learned about the mood of the Czech delegation and prepared in advance for discussing the issue.

Zeman began a meeting with Medvedev in the suburbs by handing the Russian premiere to the printing of the article of Maslovsky. “It was written by some crazy person, and I would not have done it at all if it had not been published precisely during my visit,” the guest remarked. “Some people in Prague offer me to interrupt my visit to Russia and return home because of this article.”

“This is a resentment of my homeland,” Zeman concluded. “I want, Mr. Prime Minister, so that you publicly say that this is an approach that has nothing to do with the official position of your government.”

Medvedev confirmed that "the publication does not reflect the official position of our country," and the release of the article "clearly does not improve the atmosphere" during the visit of the Czech leader. He asked Zeman to focus on the position of Vladimir Putin, his own position and statements by other authorized persons.

“I am happy to accept your official and public statement that you have nothing to do with the author of this article,” Zeman answered. “There are no doubt about this,” Medvedev assured.

“If he (Zeman. - Ed.) Was less focused on cooperation with our country, he would have turned around and leave,” said one of the sources of Kommersant. “But despite the preparation, negotiations were burdened.”

Alexei Pimanov - President of the Media Holding of the Red Star of the Ministry of Defense, whose structure includes the Zvezda television channel - assured that Maslovsky was a freelance author of the site and will not continue cooperation with him.

There were no official comments from the Kremlin or from the White House.

Although the 73-year-old Zeman is known for his pro-Russian position, in 1970 he was expelled from the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia precisely because of the rejection of the USSR aggression against his country. The future president joined the Communist Party two years earlier, during Prague Spring.