Czechs ratify defense treaty with US that makes it easier to deploy US troops in Czech territory

PRAGUE – The Czech Republic on Wednesday finished the ratification of a defense treaty with the United States that deepens army cooperation and makes it easier to deploy U.S. troops in Czech territory.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s signature used to be the overall step in the ratification technique of the Defense Cooperation Agreement, which were recommended via each properties of Parliament in July and via President Petr Pavel on Aug 1.

The record units a criminal framework for imaginable deployment of U.S. troops in the rustic at a time of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova signed the treaty in combination with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, D.C. on May 23. The U.S. has identical agreements with 24 different NATO contributors, together with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania and Bulgaria that shape the jap flank of the alliance.

Any deployment of U.S. forces would nonetheless want approval via the Czech executive and Parliament.