General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCzech Minister's Socks Sparks International Incident
At a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Tomá Kopečný wore socks showing the Kremlin in flames, prompting sharp criticism from Russia.

By Ed Scarce May 9, 2025
For over three years now, the Russian terrorists have been bombing Ukrainian hospitals, shopping malls, and schools. And yet they took deep offense when a Czech minister wore a smart pair of socks showing the Russian Kremlin in flames.
Source: Pravda (Ukraine)
At a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Tomá Kopečný, Czech Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, wore socks showing the Kremlin in flames, prompting sharp criticism from Russia.
President Zelenskyy visited Prague last week. At the meeting, Kopečný was wearing socks featuring an image of the Kremlin in flames. This prompted an outraged reaction from Andrey Klimov, Russias Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs.
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/05/czech-ministers-socks-sparks-international
JoseBalow
(9,711 posts)
meadowlander
(5,154 posts)JoseBalow
(9,711 posts)regnaD kciN
(27,697 posts)SeattleVet
(5,927 posts)I definitely wouldn't mind caching this Czech!
NBachers
(19,558 posts)meadowlander
(5,154 posts)Lonestarblue
(13,559 posts)turbinetree
(27,730 posts)JoseBalow
(9,711 posts)3auld6phart
(1,683 posts)Arent they? Suck it up buttercup..
JoseBalow
(9,711 posts)
hildegaard28
(792 posts)Can I buy a pair?
JoseBalow
(9,711 posts)Wonder Why
(7,216 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,615 posts)Clouds Passing
(8,170 posts)littlemissmartypants
(34,283 posts)❤️ RESIST!! ✊️
Aviation Pro
(15,752 posts)Fuck those Soviet pigs.
LudwigPastorius
(14,973 posts)I guess his Putin on a gibbet underwear would have made them lose their shit entirely.
niyad
(133,908 posts)Joinfortmill
(21,618 posts)orangecrush
(31,059 posts)Skittles
(172,737 posts)same is true of Trump, churches, and all other hypcorites
3catwoman3
(29,757 posts)regnaD kciN
(27,697 posts)Danmel
(5,801 posts)There were protests by Ukrainian activists then, concerned about the annexation of Crimea. They were worried about our elections. They were right. They understood what it's like to live under the boot.
relayerbob
(7,449 posts)dchill
(42,660 posts)Begrovelment? Ah - I know! Gratitude!
joanbarnes
(2,135 posts)GenThePerservering
(3,664 posts)SheltieLover
(81,602 posts)Funny how pootin has same attitude as magats: that he somehow has the right to dicKtate others' behavior.
et tu
(2,387 posts)niyad
(133,908 posts)DetlefK
(16,670 posts)It was shortly after the invasion begun. A russian general said something like: "Once we are done with Ukraine, we will march through to East-Germany and take everything back."
So, a russian General is allowed to casually threaten a World War, but socks are too much?
yellowcanine
(36,825 posts)Inquiring minds want to know.
twodogsbarking
(19,285 posts)calimary
(90,682 posts)Wild blueberry
(8,366 posts)Bravo!
peggysue2
(12,581 posts)It comes in many forms.
Hekate
(100,133 posts)Martin68
(28,052 posts)rickyhall
(5,510 posts)soldierant
(9,372 posts)It's Saint Basil's Cathedral.
They are often confused. But the Kremlin, while stately, does not have multicolored onion domes.

There are a lot of buildings inside that wall and one of them appears to have some onion domes so decorated they are almost cartoonish - I don't know what it is, but it's definitely not the whole Kremlin and it's not the Kremlin Palace, which has some white and gold domes you can see in this picture. The red brick wall surrounds the entire Kermlin.
Hahn_Bikey
(67 posts)create an AI image of Trump secretly wearing them and send it to the Kremlin