Thanks to the initiative of the Czech Republic, by the end of 2024, Ukraine will receive up to 1 million 155 mm ammunition as military assistance.
Prague plays a “vital” role in the fate of the Ukrainian people.
This was stated by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his speech at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, which is taking place in Prague.
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— I especially want to applaud the work of the Czech Republic in finding in the world the necessary ammunition that Ukraine needs on the battlefield, including 155mm and 152mm shells. This is critical. By the end of the year, we expect that the Czech-led initiative will provide almost a million shells for Ukraine, — indicated by the American official.
He also pointed to other military and financial assistance from the Czech government to Ukraine amounting to $600 million.
The friendly country is preparing a new batch of military equipment and will complete training exercises with 9,000 Ukrainian troops by the end of the year.
—The United States nobly provided us with compensation for our military supplies to Ukraine. I'm talking about eight N-1 helicopters and more than $300 million in financial support, — The head of the Czech Ministry of Defense, Jana Chernokhova, responded to Blinken.
Ammunition for Ukraine — Czech initiative
At the beginning of 2024, the Czech Republic criticized the slow supply of weapons to Ukraine from Europe due to the inability of European capacities to produce the required volumes.
As a result, an initiative was announced to purchase ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces outside the EU countries.
President Peter Pavel announced the collection of funds for the purchase of 1 million shells; by the spring, his initiative was supported by dozens of European partner states.
