Luxembourg joins Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine 8 March 2024
Kyiv • UNN
Luxembourg joins the Czech Republic's initiative to purchase ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces outside the EU.
Luxembourg will join the Czech Republic's initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery rounds for Ukraine outside the EU. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the country Yuriko Backes, reports UNN.
Luxembourg joins Czech initiative on ammunition to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This will be part of our joint efforts to provide Ukraine with the necessary capabilities to fight the Russian aggressor
Addendum
At a security conference in Munich last month, Pavel said that the Czech Republic was able to collect a significant amount of weapons for Ukraine outside the EU. We're talking about 800,000 rounds-half a million of 155 mm caliber and 300,000 of 122 mm caliber-that could be delivered within weeks" if the necessary funds were available.
The Netherlands has already pledged to donate 100 million euros ($108.5 million). Norway has also announced that it will donate about 140 million euros, which will be used for the Czech initiative.