“The United States supports the Czech Republic in its decisive response to Russia's subversive actions on Czech territory.
We must act decisively in response to Russian actions that threaten territorial integrity, energy security or the vital infrastructure of our allies and partners, ”State Department spokesman Ned Price tweeted.
On April 17, the Czech Republic notified Russia of the expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats.
As reported by the Nova TV channel, citing Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis, Prague suspects Russia of involvement in the explosion at an ammunition depot in Vrbetica in 2014.
The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that with statements from the Czech Republic about the explosions in Vrbetica and the alleged connection with this of the Russian special services, it was planned to block information about the impending coup in Belarus.
In response to the actions of Prague, Moscow declared 20 employees of the Czech Embassy persona non grata and ordered them to leave Russia by the end of April 19.