Berlin will support Kyiv with 180,000 rounds of artillery shells as a contribution to a Czech-led plan to buy ammunition for Ukraine, with a price tag of EUR 576 million ($618 million), Reuters reported on Apr. 2, citing the German Defense Ministry.
The Czech government announced on March 27 that it had uncovered a Moscow-financed propaganda network that sought to influence European politics and turn public opinion against aiding Ukraine. Prague named Viktor Medvedchuk, a Kremlin-linked former Ukrainian oligarch, and Artem Marchevskyi, a media manager who used to work at one of Medvedchuk's TV channels, as the people behind the operation. According to the Czech outlet Denik N and Germany's Spiegel, hundreds of thousands of euros went into the hands of politicians from Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Hungary, partially in cash and partially in cryptocurrency.
Participants in a Czech-led initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine outside Europe have signed an agreement under which Kyiv will receive one million rounds of ammunition - more than was initially planned.
The Czech government has added Viktor Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian MP deprived of Ukrainian citizenship, Artem Marchevskyi, propagandist of Ukrainian origin, and the Kremlin-aligned right-wing website Voice of Europe to the sanctions list.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stated that according to the signals received by Kyiv, Ukrainian military forces will soon experience an increase in ammunition supplies as part of the Czech initiative.
Farmers driving around 500 tractors, lorries and other large agricultural machinery descended on the Czech Agriculture Ministry in Prague on Monday to protest rising costs and EU environmental regulations. While many streets were blocked in the city centre, major traffic chaos was averted as authorities had warned commuters in advance to travel to work by public transportation rather than their own vehicles. The protest action is directed against the EU's flagship Green Deal, which aims to achie
The Czech government said Wednesday it plans to build up to four nuclear reactors instead of one as the country tries to become more energy independent and wean itself off fossil fuels. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said the decision to seek more reactors could reduce the price per reactor by up to 25%. Three companies including U.S. firm Westinghouse, France’s EDF and Korea’s KHNP originally submitted bids to build one reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power station.
A final decision on the extradition of Gupta will be in the hands of Justice Minister Pavel Blazek once the ruling is delivered to all parties in the case, a ministry spokesperson said
The Czech government will extend its military training program for Ukrainian troops into 2024, following approvals from both chambers of the Czech parliament, Czech Radio reported on Nov. 29.