Czech Republic may buy another 200,000 shells for Ukraine
The purchase of the first batch of 300,000 shells has already been confirmed
Prague has received preliminary approval to purchase an additional 200,000 shells in addition to the mandatory purchase of 300,000 artillery rounds for Ukraine.
Source. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine with reference to Czech News.
"Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that in addition to the mandatory confirmed purchase of 300,000 units of artillery ammunition for Ukraine from third countries, the Czech initiative to search for ammunition promises another 200,000 units," the Czech News website said.
According to Fiala, 18 countries, including Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland, have joined the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition from third countries.
"I consider this a great success. This is yet another proof that the Czech Republic is a full-fledged active player in European security policy," the Czech Prime Minister said.
Fiala also announced that over the past two years, the Czech Republic has delivered more than a million pieces of large-calibre ammunition to Ukraine.
As reported, at the Munich Security Conference, Czech President Petr Pavel said that the Czech Republic had found up to 800,000 NATO standard-calibre shells that could be sent to Ukraine in a few weeks if funding was found.
Last week, the Czech Prime Minister said that enough money had been raised to purchase the first batch of 300,000 artillery shells.
Background. It was also reported that the EU will allocate €5 billion for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine. After several months of debate over the methods of procurement, representatives of the EU countries reached an agreement.
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