Russians upset by Czech official's socks showing Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral ablaze
Tomáš Kopečný, the Czech Republic's Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, wore socks showing a Kremlin tower and St. Basil's Cathedral ablaze. The famed 16th-century church has long been a symbol of Russia and the nearby Kremlin; officials from it were displeased by the garment.
"Now Kopečný wears socks or underwear, and tomorrow he'll be in braces. W…
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