💬 The leader of the opposition ANO movement and former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš stated that if his party wins the parliamentary elections, the government will end its participation in the program supplying artillery ammunition to Ukraine.
Source: PRYAMYI
📦 This refers to the “ammunition initiative” launched by the Czech Republic, which has already delivered over 1.5 million rounds to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the program “effective” during his visit to Prague in May.
💰 Babiš harshly criticizes the initiative, calling it “inflated, non-transparent, and flawed.” According to him, the program brings excessive profits to arms companies but lacks clear financial justification.
🗣️ “Of course [we will cancel it]. Why should we continue this? We need money for our people,” he said in an interview with Reuters.
🛡️ The politician also suggested that the program could be taken over by NATO instead of individual states. Meanwhile, the current government of Petr Fiala has already allocated 35 million euros to the initiative.
🗳️ Elections in the Czech Republic are scheduled for October 3–4, 2025. The ANO movement is leading in the polls, and Babiš himself is one of the main contenders for the post of prime minister.
🇨🇿 The politician is known for his criticism of aid to Ukraine; recently, he spoke out against supporting Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic, urging the government to focus on domestic issues instead.