Netherlands officially signs on to Czech shells-for-Ukraine initiative

The Netherlands has officially pledged its support for the Czech plan to purchase ammunition for Ukraine from outside the EU, with the Dutch and Czech defence ministers signing an agreement on Wednesday. The lowlands country has agreed to contribute 250 million euros to the initiative.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in Brussels that thanks to the Czech initiative, 500,000 pieces of artillery ammunition had already been obtained, there were contracts for a further almost 200,000, and it was very likely that Czechia would be able to secure another 300,000, making a total of one million.