NATO meeting: Lipavský to discuss joint strategy to contain Russian aggression

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will ask for a joint NATO strategy to contain Russian aggression at Friday’s NATO meeting of foreign ministers in Prague, he told reporters before the start of the meeting. He said the main topic of the discussions will be ways to help Ukraine.

Mr. Lipavský again thanked the countries that decided to join the Czech ammunition initiative, saying the first shipment would reach Ukraine within a few weeks. The ministers will also discuss the possible outcomes of the July NATO summit in Washington.

The meeting, which got underway on Thursday, is the biggest NATO event in Czechia in over two decades and marks the 25th anniversary of Czech accession and the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the alliance.