Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced that fifteen countries are ready to join an initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine from non-European markets. This statement was made during a press conference following an international meeting in support of Ukraine held in Paris.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated that fifteen countries are ready to join his plan to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside Europe.

The announcement followed an international meeting in support of Ukraine in Paris.

About twenty heads of state and government, mostly from Europe, will gather in Paris on Monday at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron to push for support for Ukraine.

The meeting will be attended by the vast majority of European leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda, as well as prime ministers from about 15 EU countries.

The meeting will also be attended by representatives of the United States and Canada and UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron.

Macron's statement about the possible deployment of Western troops in Ukraine was deliberately ambiguous to create uncertainty for Russian military planners

The conference was opened by a video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated that 15 countries are ready to join the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine outside of Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would join the Czech initiative to support Ukraine's ammunition supply.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte stated that the Netherlands will allocate more than 100 million euros to implement the Czech plan for buying ammunition.