“Prime Minister Babis of the Czech Republic finally closed the issue of the sale of L-159 aircraft to Ukraine.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Andrei Babish, photo by Getty Images Source: Babis, quoted by the Czech publication Idnes, writes “European Truth”
Details: The issue of the possible sale of L-159 light attack aircraft to Ukraine has been a topic of political debate in the Czech Republic for the past few weeks.
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The Czech Prime Minister called these disputes “artificially created” and declared that the issue is closed.
Direct speech: “There is no L-159 and there will be no L-159. This is a closed question.”
Details: The head of the government also criticized the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Karel Rzeka. The day before, he said that the supply of aircraft to Ukraine is possible, because it will not harm the defense capability of the Czech Republic.
Defense Minister Yaromir Zuna said that these attack aircraft are necessary for the army. With this, he argued for the government’s refusal to sell planes to Kyiv.
What preceded: Czech President Petr Pavel, who visited Ukraine last week, said that the possible sale of four L-159 aircraft to Ukraine would not undermine the country’s defense capabilities.
Prime Minister Andrey Babish then claimed that this discussion “does not make sense”, because the previous government was also against the sale of Ukrainian planes.
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