PRAGUE (Reuters) -Ending a Czech initiative to deliver ammunition to Ukraine would hurt the Czech Republic, as well as Kyiv’s defence against Russia, Czech President Petr Pavel said after weekend elections were won by a party that has said it wanted to end the program.

ANO, the populist opposition party of billionaire former Prime Minister Andrej Babis emerged as the winner of Saturday’s parliamentary election, gaining 80 out of 200 seats in the lower house. It is now holding talks with parties to secure a majority.

Before the election, Babis had said he would end the Czech ammunition drive, calling it overpriced and untransparent. He says the European Union and NATO should handle it.

“If we were to reduce or even end this support, we would primarily harm ourselves, but ending this supp

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