Ondřej Soukup
Ondřej Soukup works as a journalist for Hospodářské Noviny. After a spell as the daily's Moscow correspondent, he now works in the foreign news department. He also has a blog on the Ihned.cz site.
Updated: 15 October 2009
He describes himself as "a European dissident" and the Russian media has welcomed him with open arms. On a state visit this week, the Czech President showed that he is keen to develop economic and personal ties with Moscow — a policy which Hospodářské Noviny remarks is not without its disadvantages.