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Germany is putting €576 million ($620 million) into a fund set up by the Czech Republic to give Ukraine much-needed ammunition amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The sum given is for the procurement of 180,000 artillery shells, a spokesman for Germany’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The Czech Republic wants to purchase 800,000 shells from countries outside the European Union to support Ukrainian troops, which face a shortage of ammunition as they seek to repel Moscow’s forces. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced Berlin’s participation in the initiative in March following a me…