Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Czechs, Slovaks Irked by Russian Revisions on 1968 Invasion

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The Czech and Slovak governments have criticized what they see as historical revisionism by Russia about the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Foreign Ministry said Monday a draft amendment to Russia's law on veterans states troops participated in the invasion to suppress "an attempted coup" and to stabilize the political situation in Czechoslovakia. Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968 to crush political reforms and anti-Communist...

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