Billionaire Czech Premier Shrugs Off Defense Calls to Focus on Health
Photographer: Milan Jaroš/Bloomberg
As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages to the east and the US piles on pressure to spend more on the military, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has been focusing on a very different agenda.
The billionaire premier has made a point of placing healthcare at the center of his focus since returning to power in December. Even as his government vows to scale back NATO-mandated defense spending because of budget constraints, Babis said in an interview in Prague that when it comes to funding for healthcare, there will be no such limits.