The move follows campaign pledges by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and includes a decision not to send L-159 light attack aircraft to Ukraine. Political tensions have escalated after President Petr Pavel accused Foreign Minister Petr Macinka of attempting to blackmail him over cabinet appointments and of undermining military support for Kyiv. Babiš has rejected the allegations and dismissed calls for Macinka’s resignation, deepening a political rift that has come to overshadow the budget decision.
