Czech-led ammunition programme for Ukraine can continue, PM says


Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks to the media as he arrives at the Patriots for Europe (PfE) party meeting in Brussels, Belgium, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

PRAGUE, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Czech ‌Republic can keep runningan initiative sourcing ammunition for Ukraine,but will act ‌as a coordinator and no longer put its own money into it, ‌Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday.

Babis' government, in power since December, has been discussing the fate of the ammunition drive after Babis criticised the programme for being non-transparent. He has pledged ‍to scale back aid, saying money was needed ‍at home.

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