Czech head of diplomacy assures Ukraine of continued support as security situation worsens

The Russian missile strike in Dnipro, east-central Ukraine on Thursday morning, November 21|Photo: Mykola Myakshykov, Ukrinform/ABACA/Profimedia

At a press briefing in Kyiv following talks with the country’s top officials, Mr. Lipavský called Thursday’s missile strike an “an unwarranted escalation of tension and an attempt by the Russian dictator to scare the population of Ukraine as well as the people of Europe.”

“The use of an intermediate-range ballistic missile that can carry nuclear warheads is clearly a demonstration of force, a threat for which there is no justification –as there is no justification for this whole Russian aggression. We must not give way to it and we must remain staunch in our support of Ukraine.”

Had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic @JanLipavsky. We will continue to actively develop our cooperation, especially in the area of defence. I thanked for the initiative to supply #Ukraine with artillery ammunition. I emphasised urgent… pic.twitter.com/Gr8o8nuSzj

— Denys Shmyhal (@Denys_Shmyhal) November 22, 2024

The head of Czech diplomacy confirmed that 500,000 rounds of artillery ammunition would be delivered to Kyiv by the end of the year, with plans to extend the initiative in 2025. Lipavský also expressed full support for delivering the necessary additional air defense systems to protect Ukrainian civilians from Russian air attacks and stressed that Europe must be prepared to compensate for possible shortfalls in US aid to Ukraine, should President-elect Trump decide to limit or stop it.

He further reiterated Czechia’s support for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and NATO, which, he stressed, is essential to Ukraine’s future security.

At our meeting I assured @ZelenskyyUa that Czechia will continue to support the defence of Ukraine against the Russian occupiers. Just as we persistently explain to the world that it must be the Ukrainians who will sit at the negotiating table for peace. pic.twitter.com/ucOMDWtxIo

— Jan Lipavský (@JanLipavsky) November 23, 2024

Jan Lipavský presented Volodymyr Zelensky with a booklet poking fun of Russian propaganda titled ‘Fairy-tales from the Kremlin’|Photo: X of Jan Lipavský

During the meeting with President Zelensky, Mr. Lipavský assured him that the Czech Republic would continue to support Ukrainian civil society and independent media, which he said are “what distinguishes Ukraine from authoritarian Russia”. On a lighter note, the Czech foreign minister presented him with a booklet poking fun of Russian propaganda titled “Fairy-tales from the Kremlin”, one of the many forms with which the Czech authorities are fighting the effects of Russia’s propaganda campaigns in Europe.

The head of Czech diplomacy also attended the “Grain from Ukraine” food security summit in Kyiv, the only top-level foreign diplomat present at the talks due to the worsening security situation.

During his two-day work trip, Minister Lipavský also visited a site being demined with the help of the HALO Trust fund, an activity to which Czechia is contributing financially, and toured Ochmatdyt hospital, which was hit by a Russian missile in July.

Jan Lipavský attended the ‘Grain from Ukraine’ food security summit in Kyiv|Photo: Adam Blažej, ČTK

He said the Czech government would make a donation of CZK 5 million before the end of this year for the Chernihiv Regional Children’s Hospital, the main children’s hospital in the entire region and provide 480 heaters for the Dnipropetrovsk region, where people were displaced by the destruction of the Kachovka dam.

The security situation allowing, the two sides expressed interest in holding another joint meeting of the Czech and Ukrainian governments, which would provide the opportunity for further debate on closer cooperation in post-war reconstruction work, particularly in the energy and health sectors.

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Publish date : 2024-11-25 01:15:00

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