Gufex, a family company in the Czech Republic with eight staff members and run by three women, has been producing pucks for the Olympics since the Nagano Games in 1998. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/01/16/olympic-pucks-family-business/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #milanocortina2026 #gufex #czechrepublic

The Feaster From Afar!

#CzechRepublic #folktale #folklore #vampire
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Smacking_Death

US National Security Archive has declassified a very interesting stenogram from 6 April 2008 talks between #Putin and Bush.

Putin first expressed his opposition to anti-missile bases in #Poland and #CzechRepublic because he wants to “see what’s targeted against us” (as a reminer, anti-missile systems are targeted against incoming missiles).

But then he moves to the core issue and simply says it’s not about #Ukraine being in #NATO or not, but about Ukraine willing to move to the “Western world” that is his problem”.

Relying on the anti-NATO forces in Ukraine, Russia would be working on stripping NATO of the possibility of enlarging. Russia would be creating problems there all the time. What for? What is the meaning of Ukrainian membership in NATO? What benefit is there for NA.TO and the U.S.? There can be only one reason for it and that would be to cement Ukraine’s status as in the Western world and that would be the logic.

Apparently understanding how stupid that sounds to Bush, Putin then switches to his usual ramblings about “Lenin gave Ukraine this, Khruschev gave them that and besides that it was always Russian lands”. Note, he used this argument already in 2008 and seems to be absolutely convinced that some historic revisionism gives him some kind of entitlement to a whole country, with which he signed a Friendship Agreement only a few years before.

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/33711-document-3-memorandum-conversation-subject-meeting-president-russia

US National Security Archive has declassified a very interesting stenogram from 6 April 2008 talks between #Putin and Bush.

Putin first expressed his opposition to anti-missile bases in #Poland and #CzechRepublic because he wants to “see what’s targeted against us” (as a reminer, anti-missile systems are targeted against incoming missiles).

But then he moves to the core issue and simply says it’s not about #Ukraine being in #NATO or not, but about Ukraine willing to move to the “Western world” that is his problem”.

Relying on the anti-NATO forces in Ukraine, Russia would be working on stripping NATO of the possibility of enlarging. Russia would be creating problems there all the time. What for? What is the meaning of Ukrainian membership in NATO? What benefit is there for NA.TO and the U.S.? There can be only one reason for it and that would be to cement Ukraine’s status as in the Western world and that would be the logic.

Apparently understanding how stupid that sounds to Bush, Putin then switches to his usual ramblings about “Lenin gave Ukraine this, Khruschev gave them that and besides that it was always Russian lands”. Note, he used this argument already in 2008 and seems to be absolutely convinced that some historic revisionism gives him some kind of entitlement to a whole country, with which he signed a Friendship Agreement only a few years before.

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/33711-document-3-memorandum-conversation-subject-meeting-president-russia

Prague’s iconic astronomical clock gets a digital twin.

A digital replica of Prague’s astronomical clock is now on display in the Old Town Hall.

How does the world’s oldest functioning mechanism actually work?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251209-pragues-iconic-astronomical-clock-gets-a-digital-twin?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Technology #Prague #Travel #CzechRepublic #Czechia #AstronomicalClock #Astronomy

Prague’s iconic astronomical clock gets a digital twin.

A digital replica of Prague’s astronomical clock is now on display in the Old Town Hall.

How does the world’s oldest functioning mechanism actually work?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251209-pragues-iconic-astronomical-clock-gets-a-digital-twin?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Technology #Prague #Travel #CzechRepublic #Czechia #AstronomicalClock #Astronomy

Far-right parties across Europe have made gains in recent years as voters worry about the war in Ukraine and economic downturn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/world/politics/europe-voters-migration-ukraine-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #czechrepublic #hungary #slovakia #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #eu #europe #migration

Japan’s failure to engage strategically with Central Europe leaves it economically and diplomatically vulnerable as it struggles to balance ties between the U.S. and China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/31/japan/japans-strategic-european-blind/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hungary #poland #czechrepublic #eujapanrelations #hungaryjapanrelations #polandjapanrelations #trade #defense

Art, history, cathedrals, strolls: 20+ of the best things to do in Prague:

#prague #travel #cityexplorer #czechrepublic #museums #architecture #cityscapes #spires #tourism #history #oldtownwww.earthtrekkers.com/best-things-...

10 Things to Do in Prague (Tha...

‼️🇨🇿Czech ammo initiative secures funding for Ukraine through mid-2026 – Ambassador (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4016025-czech-ammo-initiative-secures-funding-for-ukraine-through-mid2026-ambassador.html#Ukraine#Czechia#CzechRepublic #Brussels#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

⚡️🇨🇿Economic ties between Ukraine, Czech Republic strengthen despite Russia’s illegal invasion, says ambassador (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4016119-economic-ties-between-ukraine-czech-republic-strengthen-despite-war-ambassador.html#Ukraine#Czechia#CzechRepublic#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

🇨🇿🇺🇦Helicopter funded by Czech activists to be transferred to Ukrainian intelligence (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4016149-helicopter-funded-by-czech-activists-to-be-transferred-to-ukrainian-intelligence.html#Ukraine#Czechia#CzechRepublic#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

🇨🇿🇺🇦Ambassador of Ukraine to Czech Republic: Ukrainians contribute more to Czech budget than it spends on them (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4016211-ambassador-of-ukraine-to-czech-republic-ukrainians-contribute-more-to-czech-budget-than-it-spends-on-them.html#Ukraine#Czechia#CzechRepublic #Brussels#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

‼️🇨🇿Czech activists raise CZK 60M for howitzers for Ukraine (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/4017019-czech-activists-raise-czk-60m-for-howitzers-for-ukraine.html#Ukraine#Czechia#CzechRepublic#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

‼️🇨🇿Czech activists raise CZK 60M for howitzers for Ukraine (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/4017019-czech-activists-raise-czk-60m-for-howitzers-for-ukraine.html#Ukraine#Czechia#CzechRepublic#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

🇨🇿🇺🇦Ambassador of Ukraine to Czech Republic: Ukrainians contribute more to Czech budget than it spends on them (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4016211-ambassador-of-ukraine-to-czech-republic-ukrainians-contribute-more-to-czech-budget-than-it-spends-on-them.html#Ukraine#Czechia#CzechRepublic #Brussels#NukesForUkraine #Germany#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion#russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState