Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson said that his country is ready to join the Czech Republic in initiating the purchase of ammunition for the Ukrainian army.
This was reported on the Swedish government website.
— Ukraine’s need for ammunition is great, especially for artillery. The Czech Republic has identified the possibility of purchasing large volumes of ammunition on the world market for transfer to Ukraine. The government wants to support the Czech Republic in this work, — An official from Stockholm explained the official position.
He also added that Sweden will allocate €30 million for these purposes. They will be used to implement the agreement with Prague.
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In the context of a shortage of shells for Ukraine in the EU countries, the Czech Republic became the first state to initiate the purchase of such shells outside the EU.
Due to the fact that some European countries — including Germany, Lithuania and Latvia — joined this idea, a month later the purchase of 800 thousand ammunition for the Ukrainian military was agreed upon.
