Ammunition initiative for Ukraine to continue, Czech president says


FILE PHOTO: President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel delivers a speech during his state visit, at the Bundeshaus in Bern, Switzerland, November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Czech-led initiative to supply Ukraine with large-calibre ammunition has delivered 1.6 million shells and will continue, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Saturday, a year after he announced the drive to help Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Pavel said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that funding had been secured for shipments until April and the initiative would continue beyond that time.

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