{"id":1386078,"date":"2026-06-10T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1386078"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:45:59","slug":"germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany to Allocate \u20ac300 Million to the Czech Ammunition Initiative for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Germany will provide an additional \u20ac300 million to the Czech-led initiative supplying ammunition to Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>The announcement was made in Berlin by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius following talks with Czech Defense Minister Jarom\u00edr Z\u016fna, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/cmp.seznam.cz\/nastaveni-souhlasu?service=bcr&amp;return_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.novinky.cz%2Fclanek%2Fdomaci-nemecko-posle-ceske-municni-iniciative-pres-sedm-miliard-korun-40582424%3Fcwreturn%3D1&amp;cwtime=1781081025772&amp;loginstate=forget&amp;cwri=384289a9c706312d7df5ab268140af99&amp;reason=missing&amp;service_id=novinky\">Novinky<\/a>.<\/p>\n   <p>The funding is expected to cover the purchase of approximately 50,000 rounds of ammunition for Ukraine.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cGermany plays an important role as a supplier of military equipment and ammunition and, together with our defense industry, makes a significant contribution to Europe\u2019s security,\u201d Z\u016fna said during his visit to Berlin. He emphasized the responsibility Germany has assumed for European security and defense.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Following the meeting, Pistorius announced the additional \u20ac300 million contribution to the Czech ammunition initiative. He described the project as an important instrument of support for a country that has been resisting Russian aggression for a fifth year and thanked the Czech Republic for continuing the initiative.<\/p>\n   <p>Germany remains the largest foreign donor to the Czech ammunition initiative, contributing a total of \u20ac1 billion last year.<\/p>\n   <p>The Czech Republic launched the project in 2024, primarily with the support of then-Prime Minister Petr Fiala and President Petr Pavel. The proposal was first presented to European leaders in February 2024.<\/p>\n   <p>The initiative focuses on identifying available large-caliber ammunition on global markets, securing funding from partner countries, and arranging delivery to Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>The current coalition involving ANO, SPD, and Motorists initially considered ending the initiative. Ultimately, it was decided that the Czech Republic would maintain its administrative and organizational role, while no longer participating directly in the purchases themselves.<\/p>\n   <p>This position has drawn criticism from opposition politicians.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe German decision is excellent news. Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161 should reconsider his position and also provide ammunition to Ukraine against Russia,\u201d said MP and former Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsk\u00fd.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>A poll conducted in February found that approximately 62% of Czech citizens support continuing the ammunition procurement initiative for Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>NATO officials have previously stated that the so-called Czech initiative has identified significantly more ammunition on international markets than initially expected.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/if-ukraine-uses-600-drones-and-missiles-every-day-russians-will-feel-this-war-zelenskyy\/\">If Ukraine uses 600 drones and missiles every day, Russians will feel this war, \u2014 Zelenskyy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany will provide an additional \u20ac300 million to the Czech-led initiative supplying &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1308260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,51,36415,55,50],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1386078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Germany to Allocate \u20ac300 Million to the Czech Ammunition Initiative for Ukraine - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Germany to Allocate \u20ac300 Million to the Czech Ammunition Initiative for Ukraine - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Germany will provide an additional \u20ac300 million to the Czech-led initiative supplying ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-10T09:33:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/boris_pistorius_1300x750-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Germany to Allocate \u20ac300 Million to the Czech Ammunition Initiative for Ukraine\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-10T09:33:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine\/\"},\"wordCount\":360,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/germany-to-allocate-300-million-to-the-czech-ammunition-initiative-for-ukraine\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/boris_pistorius_1300x750.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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