Prague continues to seek money for this initiative.
20 countries have already joined the Czech initiative to purchase shells for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was stated by Czech President Petr Pavel during a visit to the Zlín region.
“I think this is a reflection of the fact that everyone knows about a certain debt for the promised support for Ukraine, when the European Union promised to deliver a million units by March of this year. Unfortunately, this did not happen,” the ČTK quotes the president.
Pavel noted that the initiative has already gained momentum, but they are not giving up efforts to find money and new partners. “If we don’t want Ukraine to fall, which is certainly not in our interests, then it’s good that initiatives like ours are being created to try to get ammunition and necessary equipment for Ukraine where possible,” he added.
Finance Minister Zbinek Staniura said on Czech television that they would spend between 500 million and 1 billion Czech crowns on the purchase of ammunition. He noted that some countries are doing the same, and some do not want to disclose their participation.
Ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces: latest news
Let us remind you that yesterday Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced that they had already concluded a contract for the first 180 thousand artillery ammunition for Ukraine, and work continues to obtain another 300 thousand.
The media reported that Germany plans to make the largest contribution to this initiative. We are talking about providing 576 million euros for 180 thousand artillery shells.
