The new Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš, has declared the country’s unwillingness to finance Ukraine.
The Czech Prime Minister emphasized that funding Ukraine at the expense of Czech citizens is unacceptable. He stressed the need for other European Commission countries to find alternative means of supporting Ukraine and noted that the Czech national budget requires funds for its own citizens.
In his statement through the social network H, the new prime minister confirmed that he has already secured support from Belgium on this issue. He also highlighted the uneven distribution of financial resources among European countries, comparing the amounts of aid received by Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic from the SAFE program.
ANO, Babiš’s populist party, won the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic in early October, after which Petr Fiala conceded defeat. One of the pre-election promises of the ANO party was to cancel the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, which sparked discussions in political circles.
Recently, Filip Turek, who may become the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, announced the possibility of stopping aid to Ukraine after the formation of the new government. This strengthens the potential changes in Czech policy towards Ukraine, which could have significant implications for relations between the countries.
