Kyiv Independent: Ukrainians March Alongside Czechs Against Babiš Government's Pro-Orbán Pivot

Ukrainian diaspora communities joined the estimated 250,000-strong Prague protest against the Babiš government, specifically targeting the coalition's refusal to provide financial aid to Ukraine and rejection of EU loan guarantees for Kyiv. The protest—the largest in the Czech Republic since 2019—drew explicit comparisons to Hungary's Orbán and Slovakia's Fico, with organizer Mikuláš Minář warning the country is being 'dragged onto the path of Slovakia and Hungary.' The cross-community mobilization signals that Czech Ukraine policy has become a domestic political flashpoint beyond the traditional foreign policy sphere.