Czech Prime Minister Petr Fijala said today that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only looking for excuses to avoid the ceasefire proposed by Ukraine and the Western "coalition of the willing", and that is why the Czech Republic is continuing with its Ammunition Initiative, in which it mediates the supply of artillery ammunition to Ukraine from third countries.
"While Ukraine is ready for a complete ceasefire supported by both Europe and the US, Vladimir Putin is rejecting it and is again looking for ways to avoid it. It is once again being shown who wants war and who wants peace. The pressure on Moscow must continue, it is the only way to end the suffering of millions of people," Fijala told the Czech portal Seznam Zpravy today.
Prime Minister Fijala added that the common goal of the "coalition of the willing", the actions of EU countries, and with them the United Kingdom, is to exert as much pressure as possible to get Russia to agree to a just and lasting peace.
"The way to do that is to help the Ukrainian army. That is why we are continuing the Ammunition Initiative, increasing the capacity for training Ukrainian pilots, and delivering heavy military equipment to the battlefield," said Fijala.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in response to Russian President Putin's call to Ukraine to sit down at the negotiating table in Istanbul on May 15 without preconditions, said that the world is still waiting for an unambiguous decision on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
"No more victims," Tusk said on the X social network.
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