Russia blames Czech politicians for mocking WW2 victory symbols

The Russian Foreign Ministry today blamed Czech politicians for waging wars against symbols of victory over fascism and called on them to stop ridiculing the Prague monument of Marshal Ivan Konev, in a statement it posted on its website. Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, on his part, called the Prague events linked with the Konev memorial "a spit in the face of Czech citizens" in an interview with Rossiya Television.