About two dozen countries have joined the Czech initiative to buy ammunition for Ukraine. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced this during his visit to the USA.
“I am glad that about 20 countries have already joined our initiative,” Fiala said, according to Deutsche Welle. In particular, he mentioned Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, adding that this will enable the supply of about 500,000 artillery ammunition to Ukraine. According to Fiala, this will contribute to a direct change in the situation on the front.
Fiala also noted that the supply of shells should be a long-term strategy to support Kyiv. He believes there is no reason why 20 donor countries should not deliver another million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine over the next 12 months.
The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic did not specify how much money was collected, but according to Tomasz Kopechny, the Commissioner of the Czech Government for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, it is about 3 billion dollars.
At the security conference held in Munich in February, Czech President Petr Pavel announced his country’s intention to supply Ukraine with 500,000 155 mm and 300,000 122 mm artillery shells. He offered to buy the ammunition from third countries.
In March, the American periodical The Wall Street Journal wrote that the Czech Republic has already bought around 800,000 artillery shells from suppliers in different countries. If additional funds are available, the Czech Republic will be able to buy another 700,000 shells.
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