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Ukraine may receive up to one million artillery shells from Czechia by year-end

By the end of 2024, Ukraine might receive up to one million artillery rounds thanks to the Czech-led procurement initiative, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers on May 30.

30 May 2024, 09:47 PM

Prague puts GRU general on wanted list

The Czech police have issued a search warrant for General Andrey Averyanov, a Russian military intelligence (GUR) officer implicated in orchestrating the 2014 ammunition depot explosions in Czechia’s Vrbetice, Radio Prague International reported on May 10.

10 May 2024, 09:20 PM

Slovakia grants asylum to Medvedchuk’s propaganda associate — report

Slovakia has granted temporary asylum to Artem Marchevsky, a pro-Russian propagandist and former Ukrainian TV producer, Czech newspaper Denik N reported on April 30.

1 May 2024, 08:36 PM

Czech PM pushes for EU to include Ukraine and Balkans

European Union should expand to include countries from the Western Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine in the coming years, said Czech Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, the Czech news website Novinky.cz reported on April 30.

30 April 2024, 08:11 PM

Ukraine to receive first shipment of Czech-contracted ammunition in May-June — Borrell

The first batch of artillery shells sourced and purchased under the Czech-led initiative will arrive in Ukraine by late May or early June, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on April 22.

22 April 2024, 09:14 PM

Czechia to offer long-term residence for Ukrainian refugees instead of temporary protection

Ukrainian refugees in Czechia may soon have the option to decline temporary protection and secure long-term documentation under the forthcoming law, Lex Ukrajina 7, slated for implementation in 2025, local outlet proukrainu.blesk.cz reported on April 3.

8 April 2024, 03:31 PM

Finland pledges over $30 million ammo purchase for Ukraine

Finnish government decided to allocate EUR 30 million ($32 million) for the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said on X on March 19.

19 March 2024, 06:07 PM

Czech-Slovak joint cabinet meetings axed over Russia policy discord

The Czech government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala has scrapped a tradition of informal joint cabinet meetings with its Slovak counterpart, with whom it sharply disagrees over policy toward Russia, Politico reported on March 6.

7 March 2024, 06:30 PM

Czech company to invest hundreds of millions of euros to build joint defense enterprises in Ukraine

Czechoslovak Group (CSG) Corporation plans to invest hundreds of millions of euros into Ukraine’s economy to create joint defense enterprises in Ukraine to bolster the country's defense sector, BNN reported.

7 March 2024, 10:00 AM

Netherlands buys advanced Czech DITA artillery units for Ukraine

The Netherlands has ordered nine DITA self-propelled gun-howitzer vehicles for Ukraine, the Dutch Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 27.

28 February 2024, 04:35 PM

France, Greece, Cyprus block plans to buy artillery shells outside EU – German MP

France, Greece, and Cyprus made a “strategic mistake” by blocking the purchase of artillery ammunition for Ukraine from non-European Union sources, sitting member of Germany’s Bundestag, Michael Roth, told NV Radio on Feb. 27.

28 February 2024, 01:34 AM

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