Latvia to join Czech initiative on procurement of 800,000 projectiles for Ukraine
Andris Sprūds, Minister of Defence of Latvia, has reported that Latvia will join the Czech initiative of procuring hundreds of thousands of Ukraine.
Source: Spruds on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda
Quote: "Latvia will join the Czech initiative proposed by [Czech] President Petr Pavel to procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine. This is a critical capability to defeat Russia and we must do our utmost to support Ukraine. Razom do peremogi ! (Together to victory! - ed.)"
Latvia will join the 🇨🇿Czech initiative proposed by @prezidentpavel to procure artillery ammunition for 🇺🇦 Ukraine. This is a critical capability to defeat Russia and we must do our utmost to support Ukraine.
— Andris Spruds (@AndrisSpruds) March 6, 2024
Razom do peremogi! @rustem_umerov#StandWithUkraine
Background:
- Czech President Petr Pavel stated at the Munich Security Conference that the Czech Republic had found up to 800,000 projectiles of NATO standard calibre that it could send to Ukraine in a few weeks if it received the funding for delivery.
- The Czech Defence Ministry stated earlier that it was coordinating efforts and seeking previous commitments from Canada and Denmark, as well as other countries that preferred to remain unnamed.
- The Netherlands publicly announced its participation after allocating €250 million for ammunition procurement, as did Belgium, which will donate €200 million.
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