[Russia] - Czech Republic to Use Income From Frozen Russian Assets to Buy Ammunition for Kyiv

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Czech authorities announced Tuesday that they plan to use a portion of the interest earned on frozen Russian assets held in the European
part of sanctions imposed on Moscow following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
So far, around 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in interest has been generated from these assets, with most of it earmarked for a central
initiative that the European Union approached us a few weeks ago to use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to purchase ammunition for
country and staunch Ukraine ally would lead an initiative to deliver some 100,000 rounds of ammunition to Kyiv between July and August, with
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