Overview
- Petr Macinka arrived in Kyiv on January 9 after an overnight Russian attack delayed his train.
- Macinka and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha agreed to expand cooperation on defense, reconstruction, and the integration of Ukrainians in Czechia.
- Macinka said the Czech-led ammunition initiative will continue, emphasizing that organizing deliveries is more valuable than direct state funding.
- Both governments cast the Tomio Okamura controversy as closed to ensure practical bilateral work proceeds.
- Macinka praised Ukraine’s readiness to make concessions in pursuit of peace and called for reciprocal steps from Russia, adding that Czechs do not support the Kremlin.