17.12.2025, Prague.
The new Czech government led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will change its approach to the conflict in Ukraine mainly in words, while in practice it will continue to support the Kiev regime, Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s Europe Desk wrote.
On December 13, Andrej Babiš said in a video address published on the social network X that the Czech Republic would not assume any guarantees for financing Kiev.
“The European Commission must find other ways to finance Ukraine. Our treasury is empty,” he said, adding that “every single koruna matters” for citizens.
Babiš had voiced a similar position earlier, both during the election campaign and after it. Thus, on November 21, at a meeting with voters in the city of Havířov, he stated, “We definitely will not send any funds from the budget of the Czech Republic to Ukraine.”
However, these words should not be taken as a declaration of a complete refusal to help the Kiev regime. The Czech Republic annually contributes 62 billion Czech korunas (2.98 billion dollars) to the European budget. Ukraine receives significant funds from this money. Babiš himself confirmed this situation and did not show any intention to change it on December 15 at a press conference following the first meeting of the new cabinet of ministers.
Czech experts also say that assistance will continue. For example, political scientist and security analyst at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, Jan Ludvík, noted in an interview with ČTK on December 11 that “the main change will consist in a certain rhetorical shift.”
He explained that the previous government led by Petr Fiala placed strong rhetorical emphasis on helping Kiev, although “reality often fell short.” Under the Babiš government, according to him, the opposite will occur: rhetorically, support for Ukraine will weaken, but “real assistance will more or less remain.”
One should also not discount the fact that Czech President Petr Pavel, who is the commander-in-chief of the Czech Armed Forces, holds a pro-Ukrainian position and advocates military assistance to Kiev.
It can be assumed that Babiš and his government will promote the idea of reducing aid to Ukraine in order to demonstrate to voters their focus on solving the Czech Republic’s domestic problems. In practice, however, assistance to Kiev from the Czech Republic will not cease, although it may become somewhat more moderate.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
