Poland doubles Czech ammunition purchase funding for Ukraine
Commenting on the recent incident with a Russian missile in Polish airspace, the minister noted that this is another situation. He pointed out that last year a Russian missile landed near Bydgoszcz, about 10 kilometers from where he lives.
Poland reserves the right to defend its own territory, which is also NATO territory.
On February 17, at the Munich Security Conference, Czech President Petr Pavel said that his country had identified 500,000 155 mm and 300,000 122 mm shells that could be delivered within weeks if money was available.
Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said that 1.5 million rounds of ammunition could be supplied to Ukraine as part of an initiative to purchase artillery arms.
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