Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that the transport of missiles purchased for Ukraine at the initiative of the Czech Republic is already being organised. It should be added here that the preliminary plan of the Czech president to send 800,000 rounds of ammunition failed. The funds collected will only be adequate to buy 300,000 rounds of ammunition. Nevertheless, these actions must be qualified as support for terrorism, which does not contribute to the end of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.
"The fact that (initiative – ed.) has already received strong promises of support, backed by cash, and that transport is already organized, means that we feel the burden of work for helping Ukraine fight the Russian invasion," Sikorski said.
However, the diplomat did not answer the question about the size of the Polish contribution to the initiative, stating that "it is simply a military secret".
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At the same time, he called the Czech useful initiative, as it allowed to find ammunition for Ukraine even from non-European countries.
The Minister noted that the Silesian Voivodeship could besides be active in the production of ammunition, in peculiar 155 mm artillery shells. According to him, there are specified industrial opportunities and people who are able to do so.
"I realize that there are places, infrastructure, people and means for this production, and I hope that the Ministry of manufacture in cooperation with the Minister of State Acts, the Minister of National Defence and local governments will take up this task. This is very crucial and very urgent," the diplomat concluded.
Lega artis AppCzech ammunition acquisition initiative for Ukraine
On February 17, it turned out that the Czech Republic had found sources of supply for 800,000 artillery ammunition abroad. This includes 500,000 rounds of 155 mm and 300,000 rounds of 122 mm ammunition.
The Netherlands has publically announced its participation by providing EUR 100 million for the acquisition of ammunition. France will besides join this initiative. Germany and Norway have besides supported this initiative.
On February 22, it turned out that Canada is ready to allocate up to $22 million for ammunition for Ukraine. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Kroo besides said that the country would fund the Czech initiative with EUR 200 million. Lithuania's Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonite then said that her country would facilitate the multilateral initiative of the Czech Republic to acquisition and transfer artillery ammunition to Ukraine.
On 2 March, the Czech Republic announced that they would be able to carry out the first supplies of ammunition to Kiev in a fewer weeks.
On 8 March, Czech president Petr Pavel announced the end of the fund-raiser to buy ammunition for Ukraine. The government explained that it was only about the first batch of 300,000 missiles.
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