Czechia to decide future of Ukraine ammunition initiative in January

The future of Czechia's initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery shells has been set to be decided at a meeting of the Czech National Security Council on 7 January.

Source: Reuters, citing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Andrej Babiš said after a government meeting on 22 December that the ammunition initiative has certainly been "a good thing" but "the question is whether it has occurred without corruption".

"It will be subject to debate at the state security council on 7 January," he said, adding that he will propose a final position without going into details.

A senior NATO military official last week voiced cautious optimism about the initiative continuing. He said that 1.8 million rounds of artillery ammunition will be delivered this year, accounting for 43% of all ammunition supplied to Kyiv.

Background:

• Andrej Babiš, the leader of the ANO party, promised earlier to scrap the ammunition initiative that helps supply Ukraine with artillery shells.
• He later struck a more measured tone, saying the initiative should be handled at NATO level.
• During a recent Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) meeting, Czechia announced that funding had already been secured for the delivery of 760,000 artillery shells in 2026.

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