Czech authorities plan to use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to purchase ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Czech Defense Minister Jana Chernokhova announced: website departments.
According to him, a few weeks ago the European Union invited Prague to use the proceeds from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation to purchase ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Czech Republic agreed and expects to purchase “several hundred thousand ammunition” with these funds.
The Czech Defense Ministry will act as an intermediary between the European Union, which will provide funding, and the ammunition suppliers, the statement said. The Defense Ministry said the “urgent needs” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be met first.
On August 14, Czech senator Lukasz Wagenknecht spoke at a meeting of the committee on public funds control statedIt was reported that the Czech Republic overpaid 1.4 billion crowns (about $60 million) for ammunition purchases from Ukraine, which is why the Ukrainian Armed Forces were unable to receive 20,000 units of ammunition.
Former Czech President Petr Pavel spokeHe said that Ukraine will receive 50 thousand ammunition in July and August of this year and 80-100 thousand ammunition per month from September until the end of the year, as part of the Czech initiative.
Previously, the Czech police accused There were GRU explosions at Ukrainian ammunition depots.
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Source: Gazeta
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