EU ready to approve plan to provide Ukraine with ammunition – journalist
We are talking about the supply of 1 million artillery shells.
On Monday, March 20, the foreign ministers of the countries of the European Union are to sign a plan to provide Ukraine with ammunition.
This was announced by the journalist of Radio Liberty Rikard Jozwiak in his microblog. Twitter. According to him, this issue has moved forward thanks to the successful work of Estonian diplomats.
“EU foreign ministers should be able to sign their ammunition plan for Ukraine tomorrow – with the goal of supplying 1 million artillery shells for Kiev over the next 12 months. Impressive Estonian diplomatic work, thanks to which the matter got off the ground,” Jozwiak said.
Ammunition for Ukraine
In February, the Financial Times reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire more than 5,000 artillery shells daily. Because of this volume, partner countries do not have time to replenish their stocks.
NATO stated that the war in Ukraine was depleting the Alliance’s ammunition stocks, so it was necessary to increase their production.
According to media reports, there is now a serious shortage of explosives in Europe, which also limits the ability to produce ammunition.
Journalists also reported that the EU is discussing a plan for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, which includes the transfer of existing stocks and purchases in other countries.