Lithuania has become one of the countries that have supported the Czech initiative to supply artillery shells to Ukraine.
Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė announced the allocation of €35 million for the purchase of artillery shells.
The full list of countries financing the initiative is not disclosed.
However, Finland, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Poland, and Belgium have already joined the initiative. According to the Financial Times, Prague wants to raise $1.5 billion to pay for ammunition.
Czechia has taken the initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine. Thanks to connections with countries of the Global South, which have stocks of Soviet-era weapons, it has managed to find suppliers worldwide. The purchase of ammunition will help Ukraine push back against Russian aggressors. This demonstrates that the world disagrees with Russia’s actions and is ready to support Ukraine in its fight for freedom.
Czechia continues to seek partners to further support Ukraine. Its goal is to purchase 800,000 rounds of ammunition to help the Ukrainian army defeat the enemy.
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