Czech Republic

Western allies, including Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, and France, have expressed support for the Czech Republic's initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine from non-EU countries, with almost all of the necessary funding already secured.

The Czech Republic's initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine from third countries has made positive progress, but a positive result can only be assessed when the appropriate number of shells are delivered to Ukraine, according to President Zelenskyy.

Germany will allocate a three-digit million-dollar sum to support the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU.

Ukraine is forced to use intermediary countries to purchase Soviet-style ammunition from the Balkan countries, which still refuse to supply it directly.

France will facilitate the Czech Republic's purchase of ammunition for Ukraine from third countries.

Expert: It is difficult for Ukraine to buy Soviet-style ammunition in the world because of Russia's influence.

Macron announces France's support for the Czech plan to buy hundreds of thousands of artillery shells from non-EU countries to help Ukraine.

During his visit to Prague, Macron will discuss France's position on the Czech plan to purchase weapons for Ukraine outside of Europe.

Lithuania supports the Czech initiative to purchase and transfer artillery ammunition to Ukraine from outside the EU to help Ukraine defend itself against russian aggression.

The German gas tariff on cross-border trade threatens EU energy solidarity and efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas.

At the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine signed ammunition contracts with any company that claimed to be able to provide shells due to critical need, but some companies failed to deliver, moving money abroad.

Macron's statement about the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine shows that Western leaders have realized the importance of Ukraine's victory.

The Ministers of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the Czech Republic sign a declaration of intent to strengthen cooperation between their agencies in countering hybrid threats, cybersecurity, and documenting Russian war crimes.

The Czech Republic may receive the first supplies of artillery ammunition for Ukraine in a few weeks from European countries that will donate funds through the Czech initiative to purchase shells from third countries.

Ukraine can buy ammunition from the Balkan countries only through third parties due to the internal legislation of these countries.

European defense and foreign ministers will meet in Paris to further discuss support for Ukraine and protect Moldova from Russian destabilization.

Europe has already handed over all surplus shells to Ukraine - expert.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk emphasized the need for continuous supplies of weapons to Ukraine, including air defense, artillery and armored vehicles, during meetings with Czech parliamentary leaders.

The German Finance Minister proposes to use the interest from frozen Russian assets totaling billions of dollars to finance Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression.

The Balkan countries still have Soviet weapons stockpiles that could be a cheaper alternative to NATO weapons for Ukraine, but some of them refuse to accept direct deliveries.

The EU is preparing to completely cut off Russian gas supplies through Ukraine by the end of the year, as it has already sharply reduced its imports of Russian gas, oil, and coal over the past two years.

The Vatican calls Macron's proposal to send troops to Ukraine a "frightening scenario" that could lead to further escalation.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that French President Emmanuel Macron's initiative to discuss the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine deserves attention.

The Netherlands orders 9 DITA anti-aircraft missile systems from the Czech Republic as part of its aid package to Ukraine.

Tusk criticized Fico for opposing military aid to Ukraine, suggesting that without such aid, the Russian border would move further.

The United States will not send troops to Ukraine, even for non-combat missions, the White House national security spokesman says.

European leaders say they have no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced that Estonia will allocate 0. 25% of its GDP for military support to Ukraine for four years.

Farmers in Warsaw protested against food imports from Ukraine by assembling a tank from hay bales with the slogan "AgroAbrams".

The Czech Republic and Poland are not considering sending troops to Ukraine, according to statements by their prime ministers after a meeting in Paris, where the possibility remained open but not agreed upon by European countries.