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Huge demonstration against the government in the Czech Republic

A large crowd gathered in Prague on Saturday to protest against the government, news agencies report. Organizers estimated the number of participants at more than 200,000.

The demonstrators accuse Prime Minister Andrej Babis' nationalist coalition government of leading the country in a more authoritarian direction and abandoning Ukraine. Babis has opposed the EU on several environmental and migration issues and opposed economic aid and loans to Ukraine.

- We are here to take a clear position against our country going the way of Slovakia and Hungary, says the main organizer Mikulás Minár to the AP.

Election in Hungary
Data: Hungary has reported directly to the Kremlin from EU meetings

For several years, Viktor Orbán's Hungarian government has provided the Kremlin with detailed information about sensitive EU discussions, a number of European security sources told the Washington Post.

Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó is said to have regularly called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during breaks during meetings to report directly on what was being said and suggest solutions that could benefit Russia, according to the sources.

“All EU meetings have practically had Moscow at the table for years,” says one of them.

Szijjártó has made 16 official visits to Russia since the full-scale invasion began, most recently on March 4 when he met Putin.

“This man has not only betrayed his country, but the whole of Europe,” says Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar – who is leading in the polls ahead of the April 12 election – according to Hungarian Telex.