The meme about the annexation of Kaliningrad showed how ridiculous Russia’s pseudo-referendums and illegal annexations are.
Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova said she would consider an official visit to Kralovec, the Russian city of Kaliningrad that was “annexed” by the Czech Republic. Thus, Chaputova supported the Internet trolling launched by the Czechs after the Russian pseudo-referendum and the announcement of the annexation of four regions of Ukraine. Correspondent.net telling the details.
Historical justice in Kaliningrad
Slovak leader Zuzana Chaputova on October 6 joined the trolling of quasi-referendums on the accession to Russia of four Ukrainian regions, whose territories are temporarily occupied by Russian invaders.
“I can think about a state visit. Or not. Bravo to our Czech friends for exposing the absurdity of Russia’s fake referendums in Ukraine,” Chaputova wrote on Twitter.
He added a photo with an invitation to visit the “annexed” Kaliningrad, which, by the “decision” of 97.9 percent of the population, received its original name of Kralovets and was “annexed” to the Czech Republic.
I might consider a visit to the state. Or not.
Ours is good #Czech friends for de-masking the folly of #Russiathe fictitious referendums on #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/iIAiXHk7uE
— Zuzana Caputová (@ZuzanaCaputova) October 6, 2022
On September 27, the electronic petition site petice.com launched a new proposal inspired by the Russian example – “a unique opportunity to expand the territory of the Czech Republic and finally get access to the sea.”
The petition asks Czech authorities to send troops to Kaliningrad, hold an accession referendum there (with a 98 percent yes vote), and then annex the area and rename it Kaliningrad Kralovets. As of October 7, more than 18,000 people have signed this petition.
The text of the petition speaks about the restoration of historical justice: Kaliningrad was founded by the Czechs, therefore it is a legal Czech territory. By the way, this is true.
The Teutonic fortress of Koenigsberg (aka Kralovets in Czech, Krulevets in Polish and Karalyaučius in Lithuanian) on the site of Kaliningrad was built and named after the Czech king Premysl Otakar II, who led the northern crusade against the pagan tribes of Prussia.
On October 4, the first message was posted on KralovecCzechia’s Twitter account. It says 97.9 percent of Kaliningrad residents voted in favor of reunification with the Czech Republic and renaming the city Kralovets.
Welcome to the official profile of Kralovec 🇨🇿. After a successful referendum, 97.9% of Kaliningrad residents decided to join the Czech Republic and change the name of Kaliningrad to Královec.
— Kralovec 🇨🇿 (@KralovecCzechia) October 4, 2022
Today, the meme has become the entire universe. Kralovec has its own website where you can see a map of the new Czech region, its own airline flying from Kralovec to Prague and Ostrava, a philharmonic society, a theater and the University named after King Premysl Otakar II (all of these, of course, just fake Twitter accounts), Beer Stream-1 and Beer Stream-2.
— ᴄʜᴏʀᴏᴢᴏɴ 👹 🇺🇦 (@ChorozonX) October 5, 2022
City visitors are also invited to visit the Baltic Sea beaches and the harbor where the aircraft carrier Karel Gott (named after the famous Czech singer) is being prepared for launch.
The Czech aircraft carrier idea received real, and not fake, international recognition. So, the US Embassy in the Czech Republic on the official Twitter account asked the Czech Ministry of Defense if they need an aircraft carrier to accommodate the requested latest F-35 fighter.
Nepotrebovali byste take by accident lyvetovou lovi? 😉 https://t.co/sO6pNllA85
— US Embassy Prague 🇺🇸🇨🇿 (@USEmbassyPrague) October 5, 2022
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic complaining on Twitter that it could not quickly find an expert on maritime borders, and the Czech statistics agency announcedwho will soon conduct a census of the city’s population.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the Czech Republic and Lithuania are exchanging pleasantries over the “annexation” of Kaliningrad.
🤜🤛 https://t.co/hA9ZjDEYJ8
— Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@GLandsbergis) October 5, 2022
The Czech Post also joined the trolling of the Russians, announcing plans to issue a stamp in honor of Kaliningrad’s accession to the Czech Republic, and the Czech Railway announcing schedule changes from December : this is when a new flight from Prague to Kralovec should be launched.
“Discover the beauty of the Czech Republic! And what to do in Kralovece? Travel tips can be found on the website vlakemnavylet.cz,” the Czech carrier said in a statement.
Novelty od prosincove začejné závěch řádů! Nově zajíždíme take do Kralovce. Objevte krasy Česka! 🇨🇿
A co delat v Kralovci? You can find tipy tours at https://t.co/gq6UPpbemp pic.twitter.com/uKCBwFvJyd
— České dráhy (@ceskedrahy_) October 5, 2022
There is not another remade scene of the cult movie Bunker. Russian leader Putin, after a series of retreats of the Russian army in the Kherson region, requests the withdrawal of the fleet from Kaliningrad to help, and Sergei Shoigu had to explain that he was joined by the Czech Republic:
Putin wants to send the army from Kaliningrad to reverse the unfavorable situation in Ukraine. There is a catch, though. 🤔 @KralovecCzechia #Kralovechttps://t.co/SY8c6ZJwURhttps://t.co/SWRhXRrGBU pic.twitter.com/oFazmYWqPT
— The Lilek (@TheLilek) October 5, 2022
The trolling of the Czechs is actively supported by the Poles and not only by creating memes. So, one of the Polish teams dedicated a whole song, “praising the power of the sea” of the Czech Republic.
Dear Czechs 🇨🇿, when you sail the vast oceans, remember this humble song in Polish 🇵🇱, praising your sea power and its meaning for the whole #NAFO alliance! 🫡
🇵🇱🤝🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦#Kralovec #KaliningradIsCzechia #WeAreNAFO pic.twitter.com/mR22HVlglr— Oxet64 🇵🇱 (@Oxet64) October 5, 2022
News from Correspondent.net on Telegram. Subscribe to our channel Athletistic
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.