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A Czech dilemma: Ukrainian ammunition program in limbo as populist coalition takes power in Prague
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A Czech dilemma: Ukrainian ammunition program in limbo as populist coalition takes power in Prague

by Martin Fornusek

With Czechia's new government coalition likely to take office in the coming weeks, the question of the country's landmark ammunition initiative for Kyiv remains unanswered. Populist billionaire Andrej Babis, whose ANO party ousted the pro-Ukraine cabinet of Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the October parliamentary election, has lambasted the project as overpriced and non-transparent. Neither Prague nor its partners, however, have put forward a definite plan on keeping the scheme operational in it

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Who is Andriy Yermak and can Ukraineโ€™s new corruption scandal finally sink him?

President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has consolidated an unprecedented level of power within Ukraine's government โ€” wielding influence across parliament, the Cabinet, and key state institutions. Despite his dominance, however, Yermak has remained a controversial figure, often viewed with skepticism both inside Ukraine and abroad. Yermak's reach extends into law enforcement through trusted deputies and places him at the center of high-level diplomatic meetings, frequent

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