{"id":63957,"date":"2022-10-29T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T15:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=63957"},"modified":"2022-10-29T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T15:12:37","slug":"massive-protest-by-czechs-targets-russia-sanctions-high-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=63957","title":{"rendered":"Massive Protest By Czechs Targets Russia Sanctions, High Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__Eyn7V\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__MEgbb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/massive-protest-czechs-targets-russia-sanctions-high-prices\">Massive Protest By Czechs Targets Russia Sanctions, High Prices<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__t4rGu\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__6iJOI NodeBody_container__hI8PI\">\n<p><strong>Fed up with soaring food, energy and housing costs, tens of thousands of Czech protestors railed against their government on Friday,<\/strong>\u00a0demanding the resignation of conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala&#8217;s government, withdrawal from NATO and the negotiation of gas purchases from Russia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;This is a new national revival and its goal is for the Czech Republic to be independent,&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/czech-protesters-call-new-government-direct-gas-talks-with-russia-2022-10-28\/\">said<\/a>\u00a0organizer Ladislav Vrabel. &#8220;When I see a full square, no one can stop this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-nato-donald-trump-prague-europe-4bafb860e117e735651d06cd346af273\">protests<\/a>\u00a0occurred both in the capital city of Prague as well as the second-largest Czech city of Brno. Organized under the slogan of\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Czech Republic First,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0the demonstrations drew their strength from\u00a0<strong>both the left and right wings of Czech politics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1586048542573039621&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fmassive-protest-czechs-targets-russia-sanctions-high-prices&amp;sessionId=53dc69b8f59b3e9fb8d074f460a7b8ada2a34922&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1c23387b1f70c%3A1664388199485&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1586048542573039621\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cRussia\u2019s not our enemy, the government of warmongers is the enemy,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>one speaker said, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-nato-donald-trump-prague-europe-4bafb860e117e735651d06cd346af273\"><em>Associated Press<\/em><\/a>. Czechia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-nato-donald-trump-prague-europe-4bafb860e117e735651d06cd346af273\">has<\/a>\u00a0donated tanks and other heavy weapons to Ukraine, and provided nearly a half million visas to Ukrainian refugees, along with benefits. Protest organizers are also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-10-28\/czechs-protest-over-cost-of-living-crisis-with-ukraine-in-focus?sref=6uww027M\">demanding<\/a>\u00a0that the refugees not be granted permanent residency.<\/p>\n<p>The protest was the third in a series organized by a group demanding Czechia&#8217;s withdrawal from NATO and better relations with Russia. As observed in the United States,\u00a0<strong>the Czech government has attempted to marginalize the by calling them &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-10-28\/czechs-protest-over-cost-of-living-crisis-with-ukraine-in-focus?sref=6uww027M\">pro-Kremlin propagandist narratives<\/a>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Czech government has tried to battle the rising prices with aid to businesses and household electricity price caps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1585982137240616962&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fmassive-protest-czechs-targets-russia-sanctions-high-prices&amp;sessionId=53dc69b8f59b3e9fb8d074f460a7b8ada2a34922&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1c23387b1f70c%3A1664388199485&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1585982137240616962\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Friday&#8217;s protests were part of a rising wave of discontent throughout Europe.<\/strong>\u00a0On Thursday, thousands protested in France, demanding higher wages to offset the rising cost of living &#8212; among them, striking teachers, healthcare providers and railway workers. Recent weeks have seen similar protests in Germany, Austria and Belgium too.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massive Protest By Czechs Targets Russia Sanctions, High Prices Fed up with soaring food, energy and housing costs, tens of thousands of Czech protestors railed against their government on Friday,\u00a0demanding the resignation of conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala&#8217;s government, withdrawal from NATO and the negotiation of gas purchases from Russia. &#8220;This is a new national [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,5,6],"tags":[8230,281,657,694,1109,4318],"class_list":["post-63957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economics","category-energy-2","category-geopolitics","category-liberty","tag-czech-republic","tag-europe","tag-protests","tag-russia","tag-sanctions","tag-zerohedge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63958,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63957\/revisions\/63958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}