‘Ukraine has to be able to defend itself because it defends the rest of Europe’, says Jan Lipavský, partly in response to standoff over aid in US congress
The Czech Republic has said it is on the verge of delivering thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine, just weeks after it announced an initiative to source the much-needed supplies for the country’s military from outside the EU.
Its foreign minister, Jan Lipavský, said it had so far secured 300,000 shells and that the ammunition will provide a vital “few months’ breathing space” on the frontline. Sources added that the first deliveries would come before June.
