Reference News Network, October 9 report - According to the website of Germany's "Welt" newspaper on October 8, Andrej Babiš, who may once again become the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, reiterated his position on the war in Ukraine. This right-wing populist and billionaire announced in Prague: "We will not allocate even one Czech koruna from the budget for Ukraine to buy weapons." The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union and NATO, and still uses its own currency, the koruna.
The report stated that Babiš said: "We, the Czech Republic, have no money."
Babiš pointed out that Kyiv has already received billions of euros in financial aid through the EU's so-called "Ukraine Aid Fund." He said that Czech defense companies can continue to export weapons to Ukraine, "we have no objection to this."
In addition, Babiš called on NATO to take over the task of sourcing artillery ammunition for Ukraine. In spring 2024, the Czech Republic proposed to take the initiative to find artillery ammunition needed by Ukraine globally, and then European countries would fund the purchase. Since the initiative was launched, Ukraine has received about 3.5 million large-caliber artillery shells. This is one of the exemplary projects of the center-right coalition, which lost in the recent Czech parliamentary elections.
The results of the vote counting for the Czech Chamber of Deputies election were published on the 4th, with the opposition party "ANO" led by former Prime Minister Babiš winning with nearly 35% of the votes, and Babiš is expected to once again become the Prime Minister. (Translation/Quan Qingle)
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