Czech PM Petr Fiala wanted to tell allies about the promotion of the Czech initiative to find ammunition for Ukraine during the February summit in Paris. However, due to Slovak PM Robert Fico's presence at the meeting, Fiala removed several points from his report.
Fiala didn't reveal details about the ammunition for Ukraine due to Fico's presence
The Czech publication Aktualne writes that three weeks ago, Ukraine's allies gathered in Paris at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron initially announced the representatives of about 15 countries, but they gradually became 25 invited countries. The head of the Slovak government, Robert Fico, was among them.
Fiala initially planned to inform others about the progress of the Czech initiative to find ammunition for Ukraine from non-European countries. The head of the Czech government wanted to clarify the ammunition's origin and price.
However, when Fiala learned that Fico would be at the negotiating table, he decided to change his speech. Several items about the Czech initiative have disappeared from it.
A source in Czech diplomacy confirmed this to Aktualne. Fiala handed over the most sensitive things to several country leaders separately.
The publication writes that Fiala did not want strategic information about ammunition for Ukraine to reach Russian ears through the Slovak prime minister. The Czech delegation was also surprised by the invitation to Paris of neutral countries, Austria and Ireland.
Fico's attitude to Russia's war against Ukraine
On the eve of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Fico said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been "wrongly demonised".
Before that, Fico claimed that life in Kyiv was "quite normal" and that Ukraine should not receive weapons in order not to prolong the conflict.
The Czech Republic recently announced its decision to suspend intergovernmental consultations with Slovakia due to "significant differences", particularly regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war.
At the beginning of March, a meeting of the "Visegrad Four" took place at the level of prime ministers. According to VSquare, an investigative journalism project in Eastern Europe, the meeting was tense due to differences in support for Ukraine.
It is reported that the Czech and Polish prime ministers almost shouted at their Hungarian colleague Viktor Orbán while Fico remained silent.
