Over 70,000 Czechs came to the streets of Prague to protest against the rising energy prices triggered by the EU sanctions against Russia. They asked the Czech government to take a neutral stand on the Russia-Ukraine war and start purchasing cheap Russian gas.
Over 70,000 Czech protestors have come to the streets in the country’s capital, Prague, demanding the government take a neutral stand on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.
The protestors have been asking the Czech government to ensure that energy supplies, which the country gets from Russia, should not be hampered ahead of the winter season. That is why over 70,000 protestors have asked the government to adopt a neutral approach to the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
The protestors are infuriated over the sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union because these sanctions have led to a significant increase in electricity bills, triggering a cost-of-living crisis in the country.
Jiri Havel, the event organiser, said that the aim of the protest was to ask the government to address the ongoing energy crisis that could destroy the country’s economy this winter.
The protest was organised at the heart of the capital, Wenceslas Square, and was held just a day after the government survived a no-confidence motion.
The no-confidence vote was initiated by the Czech opposition over claims that the government was doing nothing to protect citizens against rising energy hyperinflation.
The energy crisis is now making European households discontent. A recent study has warned European countries that civil unrest could be triggered in various parts of Europe in the next six months due to the rising inflation rate.
Most of the Czech population has asked the government to think about the country’s interests first than the European Union’s demands. The Czechs are asking the government to purchase cheap Russian gas and become neutral in the Ukraine war.
Notably, this is not the first time that civil unrest has been sparked due to the EU’s sanctions against Russia. Several Europeans are now of the opinion that their respective governments have been supporting NATO‘s proxy war against Russia at the cost of the livelihood of their own citizens.
Reporting by The Economic Times.
