Branding the program “rotten,” he argues that taxpayer money should instead be spent domestically. <br><br> The initiative, credited with narrowing Russia’s artillery advantage, has delivered over 1 million shells to Kyiv this year. <br><br> Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský warned that halting the initiative would be “a gift to Putin,” accusing Babiš of echoing Russian narratives and undermining European security. <br><br> Reporting from Prague, TVP World’s Aleksandra Bulenda explores the defense sector’s growing concerns over what is at stake.