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Czech PM Babiš Defends €600 Globe Purchase With Arctic Security Lesson

He urges a diplomatic approach to Greenland tensions.

Overview

  • Babiš posted a video showing his new globe and acknowledged that critics were laughing at him.
  • He said a globe corrects flat‑map distortions of Greenland’s size and helps visualize potential Russian missile routes over the North Pole toward North America.
  • Czech outlet reports put the price at 15,000 crowns, roughly €600 to €617.
  • He affirmed that Greenland belongs to the Danish kingdom and called on Denmark and the United States to seek a negotiated resolution.
  • The 71‑year‑old, serving his third term since December, faced ridicule on social media and in local press as he framed the purchase as a tool for understanding security geography.