It follows a similar move at the G7 earlier this week, where leaders calling on Russia to engage with the peace process
Meanwhile, despite all the focus on the need to increase defence spending and growing warnings from the US, the Czech Republic is set to miss its 2% target again, the country’s prime minister Andrej Babiš confirmed.
Reuters reported that Babiš’s government cut this year’s original defence spending plan to around 1.7-1.8% GDP but Babiš had been saying he was looking for ways to meet the target. This is no longer the case, he said.
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Author : Jakub Krupa
Publish date : 2026-06-19 10:00:00
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