Belgium pledges to support Czech shells-for-Ukraine initiative

Belgium will support the Czech initiative to buy artillery ammunition for Ukraine from outside the European Union at a cost of 200 million euros. The deliveries could reach the country, which has been resisting Russian military aggression for over two years, by the end of March. In addition to Belgium, 15 other states have pledged to support the initiative financially, including Britain, Denmark, Canada, Sweden and the Netherlands. President Emmanuel Macron said at the Paris summit earlier this week that France will also be involved in the project.