Czech President Petr Pavel: Europe must play a stronger role in supporting Kyiv. “Acting within the framework of international law, we must not close off opportunities to support Ukraine,” he said.

Earlier it was reported that Ukraine would receive shells in the coming weeks at the initiative of the Czech Republic. Also, Prime Minister of Czech Republic Peter Fiala said that there is no talk of sending Czech military personnel to Ukraine to participate in hostilities. The statement was made by Petr Pavel following negotiations with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.