It is absolutely legitimate to support Ukraine with planes and tanks, Trussová said in Prague – ČT24 – Czech Television
During a meeting at the Czernin Palace, Lipavsky and Truss discussed further support for Ukraine, which is resisting the Russian invasion. “The Czech Republic knows the dangers of appeasement and compromise with aggressors. That is why we agree that we must continue to press through sanctions and to support the brave Ukrainian people with the weapons they need, “Truss said.
“Today we agreed on the need to continue supporting Ukraine, both politically and militarily, to support its defense and to continue working on the reconstruction of Ukraine,” said the head of Czech diplomacy. Truss appreciated that the Czechia sent tanks to Ukraine, according to available information, it was a type of T-72 and other heavy combat equipment.
Both Lipavský and Trussová described as false information from the German media that NATO states had informally agreed not to provide certain infantry fighting tanks and tanks in Ukraine. Truss, on the other hand, considers Ukraine’s support legitimate. For example, her country is working with Poland to reimburse supplies to the country of invaded Russia. Lipavský is about a similar cooperation
The future of NATO
Truss also considers it important to create a “Marshall Plan” for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction. According to the ministry, it is also necessary to protect the borders of Europe, including the Balkans. Diplomats also signed a memorandum aimed at deepening diplomatic cooperation between the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.
According to Lipavsky, the document deals, “primarily with the approach to Russia and China, our mutual cooperation in the North Atlantic Alliance, but also in the field of human rights and media freedom, because all these areas are inextricably linked.”
Sweden’s ministers also support NATO’s future, support Finland’s efforts and join the Alliance. The heads of diplomacy are talking about how they can support the efforts of the Scandinavian countries to bring the process to a successful conclusion at the NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June. Lipavský will go to both countries next week.
Assassination reminder
In the morning, both ministers will also join in the commemoration of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the deputy imperial protector, in May 1942 in Liben, Prague. In addition to the Truss program, the Slovak Minister of Defense Jaroslav Naď, who met with the Ministry of Defense Jana Černochová (ODS), also watched.
Truss pride herself on the fact that Czechoslovak paratroopers received training in the United Kingdom. According to her, after the end of the Cold War, the feeling that the world had changed prevailed, but the current Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Kremlin’s efforts to destroy the basic values of the civilized world show that it is necessary to be strong and not back down, she said. “We must be inspired by those who sacrificed everything for freedom,” she recalled the events of May 27, 1942.
The last time the British Foreign Minister visited the Czech Republic was in September 2017, when the current British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Lubomír Zaorálek (ČSSD).