Overview
- Ukrainian parliament chief Ruslan Stefanchuk condemned Tomio Okamura’s message as ignorant, manipulative and cynical, saying it brings shame on the Czech Republic.
- Stefanchuk stressed that Okamura spoke only for himself, and he publicly asked whether the speaker is a "useful idiot" or an FSB agent.
- Ukraine’s ambassador in Prague, Vasyl Zvarych, called the remarks offensive and apparently shaped by Russian propaganda, urging a proper response from Czech authorities and civil society.
- In his New Year address, Okamura opposed sending weapons and money to Ukraine, described the war as "absolutely pointless," and used derisive language about "thieves" around a "Zelensky junta."
- Czech parties including ODS, STAN, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 pushed for parliamentary action and supported removing Okamura, as former prime minister Petr Fiala and Senate head Miloš Vystrčil denounced the speech as scandalous and Kremlin-like.