People fleeing the war in Ukraine cross the border into Poland in March 2022. Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty Images Even when we got to Prague airport, I wasn’t sure what would happen. On the edge of war. A build-up of Russian troops, tanks and artillery along Ukraine’s borders leaves the West wary that Moscow could invade. A Ukrainian service member at the line of separation Zeman's unexpected U-turn on Russia can be explained by the fact that the former Czechoslovak state experienced a similar situation in 1938 after Hitler claimed large parts of the country predominantly inhabited by ethnic Germans, known as Sudetenland, under the pretense of protecting them. The parallel with Putin's discourse on February 21 Prague: If Russia crosses Ukraine’s border, it will face economic war. Est. 8min . 11-04-2014 (updated: 08-01-2015 ) Lubomír Zaorálek. Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print What You Can Bring into the Czech Republic -- Customs checks are relatively rare and most likely on arrival at Prague Airport you will be waved through without ever having to open your suitcase. Visitors are allowed to freely import the following: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco; 1 liter of spirits over 22% volume or 2 February 15, 2022 1:14 pm (Updated February 17, 2022 12:10 pm) Russia has amassed an estimated 130,000 troops near Ukraine, dotting its forces in its western regions, Russian-annexed Crimea and Belgorod, a city and a region more than 600km from Moscow, is just over half an hour’s drive from the border with Ukraine, making it a vital stop for Russian supply lines, but also uniquely Ukraine expects Germany to provide it with an additional €1.4bn to enhance its air defences and help it get through a second winter at war with Russia, Ukraine’s prime minister, Denys Shmyhal .

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