Russian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Anna Ponomaryova said that she explained the rationale and the objectives of the special military operation to Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka. "I met with the Czech foreign minister yesterday. Petr Macinka has called for 'an end to war with Ukraine', claiming that its reasons are 'of no interest to anyone', and its goals are 'unclear'. I did my best to explain the reasons and the objectives of the special military operation in Ukraine to him," she wrote on the embassy’s Telegram channel. The ambassador also noted that "one must acknowledge that the tone of the conversation remained courteous, despite the diametrically opposed positions."