12.11.2025, Prague.
The new Czech government intends to focus more on the country’s domestic issues and reduce military assistance to Kiev but that does not mean it will stop this assistance entirely, Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s Europe Desk wrote.
In the Czech Republic, following parliamentary elections won by the ANO party (Action of Dissatisfied Citizens) led by Andrej Babiš, the process of forming a new government is underway. The previous cabinet resigned on November 6.
On the same day, the Ukrainian flag was removed from the building of the lower house of parliament. The new speaker Tomio Okamura ordered its removal, explaining that the interests of the Czech Republic, not Kiev, should come first.
On November 9, Karel Havlíček, the first deputy chairman of the ANO movement and a candidate for the post of Minister of Industry and Trade, told CNN Prima News that the Ukrainian flags placed on Czech government buildings after February 2022 as a sign of solidarity with Kiev had already fulfilled their purpose. In his opinion, flags should be taken down from state institutions.
The politician also commented on the Czech initiative to supply artillery ammunition to the Kiev regime, saying that the new government might end it and hand over the matter to NATO. Havlíček noted that many officials had not previously opposed the initiative because they were “intimidated” by the previous government.
Meanwhile, Filip Turek, a candidate for the post of foreign minister, told Politico that the new government will adhere to its commitments to NATO but “will prioritize diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine and reduce the risks of conflict in Europe, shifting focus from state-funded military aid to humanitarian assistance and concentrating on the Czech Republic’s own security needs.
These initial statements from the emerging government indicate that it does indeed plan to lower the intensity of its support for Ukraine. However, it should not be expected that this support will stop altogether.
Prime Minister-designate Andrej Babiš previously stated that while the Czech Republic would not provide Kiev with “a single crown” from its national budget, it contributes “60 billion crowns [$2.89 billion] to Europe, which helps Ukraine.”
Regarding the initiative to supply artillery shells to Kiev, Babiš suggested ensuring its transparency and transferring control of the process to NATO — a proposal also supported by Havlíček. However, there was no suggestion that the initiative itself should be abandoned.
The new cabinet cannot fully withdraw from assisting the Kiev regime. Although in certain areas — such as migration policy or climate issues — it shows signs of diverging from the EU’s general course, it is not prepared for open confrontation with Brussels.
The draft policy statement submitted by the forming government to Czech President Petr Pavel reaffirms the country’s commitment to EU and NATO membership. Thus, the new cabinet’s focus on domestic priorities does not exclude its pro-Western orientation or continued, albeit more limited, support for Kiev.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
