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Billionaire Trump fan Babis returns to power as Czech prime minister

(ANSA-AFP) - PRAGUE, DEC 9 - Andrej Babis, a billionaire supporter of US President Donald Trump, returned to power as Czech prime minister on Tuesday, signalling a possible end to Ukraine aid and potentially rockier ties with the European Union. Babis's ANO movement, which won October parliamentary elections, teamed up with two eurosceptic parties to form a coalition government. In its policy statement, the coalition said the EU had "its limits" and no right to impose decisions infringing on the sovereignty of member states. In his campaign, Babis has also vowed to curb aid to Ukraine, battling a Russian invasion since 2022. The outgoing centre-right government gave humanitarian and military aid. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky wished Babis success and said in a post on X that he wanted to strengthen cooperation. "We must be strong together for the sake of lasting peace, resilience, and Europe's security. I look forward to meeting with the head of the Czech government in the near future," Zelensky said. President Petr Pavel appointed the 71-year-old Babis, who governed the EU and NATO member of 10.9 million people from 2017 to 2021. (ANSA-AFP).

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