Operation Dragoon Ride

From 20 March to 1 April 2015, a convoy of armored fighting vehicles, including Strykers, returned via road to their garrison in Vilseck, after manoeuvres in Poland, Estonia and Lithuania.

[6] The opponents were largely outnumbered by supporters of the march, despite reports to the contrary on Kremlin-financed news websites and other media,[7][8] and despite the pro-Russian stance of the Czech president, Miloš Zeman.

Later that day, the conservative group National Democracy (led by Adam Bartoš [cs], an activist frequently accused of antisemitism in the mainstream Czech media[11][12]) picketed the US embassy in Prague, opposing what it described as the "American invaders".

[15] More than 20,000 people visited Ruzyně barracks during the convoy's stay, while a small group of protesters attended the demonstration in front of the US Embassy.

Both Sobotka and Petr Pavel (Chairman of the NATO Military Committee), described reports of the "divided [Czech] nation" as a "media fiction".