Czech election winner Babis speaks to Zelenskiy as Ukraine ammunition scheme at risk


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  • Thursday, 09 Oct 2025

Leader of ANO party Andrej Babis looks on as he speaks during a press conference after the preliminary results of the parliamentary election, at the party's election headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Andrej Babis spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday for the first time since he won last weekend's Czech election and began talks on forming a coalition with right-wing parties that is pledging less support for Kyiv.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala's outgoing centre-right government was quick to send tanks and military aid to Ukraine when Russia invaded in 2022, and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have relocated to the Czech Republic to flee the conflict.

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