Czech President Petr Pavel stated that participation in the Czech-led ammunition initiative for Ukraine has dropped from 18 to nine countries since Prime Minister Andrej Babis took office, noting that only about nine member states are now contributing financially. Western officials attributed some withdrawals to dissatisfaction with the lead country's political support.
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Participation in the Czech-led ammunition initiative has fallen from 18 countries to nine since Andrej Babis took office.
Only about nine member states are contributing financially to the initiative.
Germany and several Nordic countries are still participating in the initiative.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Europe should avoid rushing into negotiations with Russia at the GLOBSEC conference in Prague.
Foreign ministers of Estonia and Lithuania warned that Putin could use negotiations as a 'trap' to prolong talks.
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