Thousands of Czechs gathered in Prague’s Wenceslas Square to demonstrate against the energy policies of Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government. The demonstrators demanded that the Czech Republic sign direct gas supply contracts with Russia at low prices, leave the European Union (EU), NATO and the World Health Organization (WHO), and become a neutral country.
Interior Minister Vit Rakusan made a brief statement about the Prague protest, saying, “People should not be exploited in the squares by manipulators who offer simple but unrealistic solutions.”