Lipavský assures Kuleba Czechia will support Ukraine

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský met with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday, shortly ahead of the start of the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Prague. Mr Lipavský stated on Twitter after the meeting that Czechia will continue to support Ukraine in her defence against Russia.

The Czech foreign minister also said that he had received the Order of Merit from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, adding that he felt that it was an award for Czech diplomacy in general and its efforts to support Ukraine.