United to win: Germany to fund 180,000 projectiles for Ukraine within Czech initiative
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As part of its aid to Ukraine, Germany will pay for the purchase of 180,000 munitions at the initiative of the Czech Republic.
The German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated this, according to N-tv.
Pistorius said that Germany would cover the cost of purchasing 180,000 ammunition, which the Czech Republic would transfer to Ukraine as part of its initiative.
"Delivery will take place in stages and will begin in the summer," the minister said.
He also said that Germany contracted another 100,000 155-mm guns nationally. The minister clarified that these deliveries to Ukraine are planned to begin this year.
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On February 17, at the Munich Security Conference, Czech President Petr Pavel said that his country had found 500,000 155 mm and 300,000 122 mm rounds that could be delivered within weeks if the money was available.
According to Pavel, the Czech Republic could transfer the projectiles in weeks if funding is obtained from the USA, Germany, Sweden, and others.
It is known that the following joined the initiative of the Czech Republic:
- Canada, which will allocate 30 million Canadian dollars (about 23 million US dollars) for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine outside NATO;
- The Netherlands allocates more than 100 million euros to this initiative;
- Belgium, which will give 200 million euros for the initiative of the Czech Republic;
- Lithuania will join the Czech initiative to purchase and transfer ammunition to Ukraine.
- In total, 15 countries support the procurement of ammunition for Ukraine outside of Europe.
It is worth adding that during the past months, the European Union has significantly increased the production of ammunition and will bring this capacity to 1 million ammunition per year in March of this year and to 2 million in 2025.
Moreover, the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, said that 800,000 artillery shells purchased in third countries of the world could be delivered to Ukraine within a few weeks.
