US EditionCzech-led ammunition initiative for Ukraine will continue, Babis says
- On Jan 6, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said, `The project will continue and the Czech Republic will act as coordinator` but without using Czech public funds.
- Facing opposition from his pro-Russian coalition partners, Andrej Babis argued funds were needed at home and criticised the programme as non-transparent before the Czech state security council meets on Jan. 7.
- The programme assembles donors including Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands with Czech defence officials and arms traders, delivering millions of shells and 1.8 million rounds in 2025 to Ukraine.
- The Czech state security council will debate the programme on Wednesday, and Babis said it could continue if others finance it, while President Petr Pavel has pushed to keep it active.
- The Czech state's contribution has been up to 3 billion crowns, and Andrej Babis wrote `I have decided, even after consulting with coalition partners, that we will not disrupt the ammunition initiative...`.
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The Czech munitions initiative is important for Ukraine, which threatened to run out of bullets. Andrej Babiš wanted to strangle them. Now he has let them run.
In the election campaign, the new head of government, Andrey Babis, announced that he would stop supporting Kiev. Under pressure from the outside and from the inside, he is now making a turnaround.
The new Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, critic of this initiative in the past, intends to maintain good relations with his European partners committed to supporting Kiev.
Babiš Hopes To Please Both Sides Over Ukraine Ammunition Programme
New Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced on Tuesday that Prague’s flagship arms-for-Ukraine initiative will not be scrapped, despite having previously described it as “rotten.” But his criticisms of the scheme have resulted in him ensuring that its funding comes from elsewhere, which will no doubt be appreciated by the Czech taxpayer. He said after attending Tuesday’s meeting of the so-called ‘coalition of the willing’ that the project—la…
Czech-led ammunition initiative for Ukraine will continue, Babis says
"I have decided, even after consulting with coalition partners, that we will not disrupt the ammunition initiative. The project will continue, and the Czech Republic will be in the role of coordinator," Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Jan. 6.
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