"We don't want Russia as our neighbor": Czech, Slovak prime ministers rally support for Ukraine

This was announced in a video message by the Czech Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, and the Slovak Prime Minister, Eduard Heger, on Twitter, European Pravda writes. 

According to the message, on August 21, the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia released a joint video message on the occasion of the Prague Spring of 1968, in which they called for continued support for Ukraine during the Russian aggression.

"Immediately after the beginning of the Russian aggression, it became obvious that we should not sit idly by and watch the situation in Ukraine, but on the contrary, actively help", Petr Fiala said. 

The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Eduard Heger, said that the security of other countries depends on support for Ukraine. 

"Our active support is even more important because the horrors of war and the suffering of civilians are happening right next door to us... By supporting Ukraine, we are also supporting our own security. We do not want Russia to be our neighbor", Heger added.

The Prime Ministers also noted that despite the fact that their countries have been living separately for almost 30 years, they are united by a common history.

"For the citizens of Czechoslovakia, it was a day (August 21, 1968) of betrayal and wasted hopes that the witnesses of that time will never be able to erase from their memory", Heger said.