Branding the program “rotten,” he argues that taxpayer money should instead be spent domestically. The initiative, credited with narrowing Russia’s artillery advantage, has delivered over 1 million shells to Kyiv this year. 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. Reporting from Prague, TVP World’s Aleksandra Bulenda explores the defense sector’s growing concerns over what is at stake.
