Czech security adviser says funding for 800,000 shells for Ukraine not yet fully secured

President Pavel refrained from specifying the contributions from individual states, citing fairness concerns as discussions with them had not taken place. He noted that Norway had matched the required amount with a recent pledge. Pavel emphasized that the responsibility now lies with Czech companies and the defense ministry to expedite the process, as per CT24.

But National Security Adviser Pojar doubts that the money needed to buy all the ammunition will be raised:

"I assume that the President meant covering the first batch, not our entire initiative, we have not covered that in any case," Pojar, who is coordinating the initiative, told the Daily N.

Earlier, Belgium announced the allocation of €200 million to the initiative, while the Netherlands pledged €250 million and Norway $153 million. Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and French President Emmanuel Macron also announced their countries’ decision to join the initiative but did not disclose the future contribution amount.

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