On May 5, 2025, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová held talks in Prague with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. They discussed the situation in Ukraine in the current global context. The Speaker emphasized that the recognition of the occupied Ukrainian territories as part of the Russian Federation is completely unacceptable. She also expressed gratitude for the commitment and dedication that Ukrainians consistently demonstrate, and which keeps dictator Putin away from our borders.
“The President appreciated the support that his country, which is being tested, receives from us. In fact, on the contrary, we should thank our Ukrainian allies every day. It is only thanks to their incredible commitment and dedication that they manage to keep the armed forces of the unscrupulous dictator Putin from advancing further west and thus further from the borders of our country,” said the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová.
The two representatives also spoke about the current situation and prospects of Ukraine in the current dynamically changing geopolitical context.
“We do not and will never consider the occupied Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, to be part of the Russian Federation. Only Ukrainians have the right to decide on their future and geopolitical direction. Russia must not be rewarded for its unprovoked aggression with Ukrainian territorial concessions – such a move would mean the end of the international order as we know it. Our essential interest and long-term goal, therefore remains the achievement of a just and lasting peace,” added the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, after the meeting.
The Chamber of Deputies delegation also included all the deputy chairmen of the lower parliamentary chamber and the Chairman of the Security Committee, Pavel Žáček.
The Chamber of Deputies has already adopted several resolutions in support of Ukraine (including on the first day of the war, designating the Ukrainian famine as genocide, and designating the Russian regime as a terrorist). Czech-Ukrainian interparliamentary cooperation also takes place within the framework of the Crimean Platform, whose second parliamentary summit took place in Prague the year before last in the autumn at the initiative of the Speaker.