LONDON, February 1. /TASS/. Czech President-elect Petr Pavel told the BBC on Wednesday that any potential chance of peace talks should be used to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

"Once there is even the slightest chance of peace talks, let's support it," Pavel said. However, he said he could see no signs of willingness to engage from Moscow, with the situation totally depending on Russia.

The Czech leader said he could see a place for Ukraine in NATO once the conflict was over. He urged the West to ramp up weapons supplies to Kiev as he said he believed the current amounts were not enough yet to confront Russia. "We have no alternative," he said. "If we leave Ukraine without assistance, they would most probably lose <…>. And if they lose - we all lose," the Czech president-elect added.

Retired Army General Pavel secured 58.32% of the votes in the Czech presidential election that ended on Saturday, seeing off his challenger Andrej Babis with 41.67%.