Finland strengthens participation in the Czech initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine, combining direct supplies and procurement financing. President Alexander Stubb stated this at a joint briefing with the head of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, Ukrinform reports.. “In the first batch we supported the initiative with approximately 30 million euros, and last year we took advantage of our ammunition supply channel through the European Union, allocating 90 million euros,” Stubb emphasized. He noted that the shell initiative is one of the most concrete European initiatives during the war and expressed gratitude to Prague for it. Separately, Stubb emphasized that his country is one of the main producers of large-caliber ammunition, in particular 155 mm.

In turn, Pavel assured that the initiative “continues and will continue”. Let us remind you that Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis declassified that about 280 billion crowns (more than $13.5 billion) passed through the Czech initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine.. The whole operation remained secret for a long time. Babis: The Czech Republic will continue the “shell initiative,” but there is a condition News from Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.