Nuclear Dilemma in Czech-Russian Relations

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of construction of two additional power units of the Dukovany NPP which gained widespread attention in the second half of 2020. The author's attention is focused on the discussion of Czech politicians and entrepreneurs regarding the participation of the Russian company Rosatom in this project. The opposition to Prime Minister A. Babiš takes an irreconcilable position, demanding to exclude it under the pretext of a geopolitical threat from the Russian Federation. As shown in the work, the head of government has to balance between the interests of big business, whose representatives demand to speed up the project development process, and anti-Russian politicians, whose support, as shown by recent polls, is increasing. It is likely that in the fall of 2021, after the next parliament elections, they will form a new government. In such circumstances, one should not count on an improvement in Czech-Russian relations.

Keywords

• czech-russian relations
• peaceful atom
• rosatom
• dukovany
• miloš zeman