The Czech Prime Minister confirms that his country will not participate in any future European funding for Ukraine
Prague, December 13 (QNA) – The new Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, announced today that his country will not participate in any future funding from the European Union for Ukraine, and will not provide any guarantees for the loans proposed by the Union to support Kiev in its war with Moscow.
Babis’s statements, who will officially assume his position the day after tomorrow, Monday, came via a video message published on the X platform, at a time when the European Union summit scheduled for next Thursday is preparing to discuss Ukraine’s urgent financial needs during the years 2026 and 2027.
Babis said: “The European Commission must find another way to finance Ukraine. We will not guarantee anything and we will not provide any money.”
Babiš noted that “the Czech coffers themselves are empty,” and that every available koruna should be used to serve Czech citizens.
Among the options proposed by the European Commission to support Ukraine is to grant it a direct loan from the European Union, and a second option is a compensatory loan guaranteed by the frozen Russian assets.
Babiš noted that this issue must be resolved in an appropriate manner by the European Union, while emphasizing that the Czech Republic will not bear any financial responsibility.
The next European Union summit will decide between the two options proposed for financing Ukraine, as the first option, the direct loan, requires unanimous approval from member states, while the second option, the compensatory loan for Kiev, is sufficient to obtain the approval of the qualified majority.
Last October, the Ano party, led by right-wing billionaire Andrej Babiš, won the Czech parliamentary elections, making a strong political comeback after four years in opposition and defeating it in the 2023 presidential elections.
During the election campaign, Babiš pledged to end the supply of weapons to Ukraine, a decision that could lead to the end of the Czech Bomb Initiative, which has supplied Kiev with approximately 3.5 million rounds of heavy ammunition since the initiative began.
