Czech President Calls for Monitoring of Russians in the West

Czech President Petr Pavel said security services should monitor Russians living in the West, calling it "simply the cost" of the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, but clarified that he did not mean creating internment camps or any type of persecution. Pavel noted that in World War II, Japanese descendants living in the United States were under "a strict monitoring regime as well." Pavel, a former senior NATO official, said he expects to hear strong language about long-term support for Ukraine during the military alliance's summit next month along with an acknowledgement of the importance of having Ukraine as a member.