Czech foreign minister to CNN: We must help Ukraine to win this war

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has stressed that speed is of the essence in giving Ukraine the military support it needs to win the war with Russia. In an interview for CNN, the Czech foreign minister said he would like to see the bigger states such as Germany do more to support Ukraine militarily, because it could make a huge difference, but added that he understands their internal dilemmas and respects their decision. Minister Lipavský said it was understandable that the Czech Republic was helping as much as it could and sending heavy weapons, including tanks, to Ukraine. “If Ukraine falls, Putin will not stop at their border and we experienced 1968, we know what it is like to be occupied by Russia, ” the Czech foreign minister said.