A million Armed Forces projectiles: EU can redirect to Ukraine's ammunition for third countries
According to him, just over 300,000 shells were sent to Ukraine at the moment from the existing reserves of EU Member States. This was a quick solution to the problem. "We are now focused on production. Several contracts have been signed and production lines have been launched. The third way is an increase in production facilities," the diplomat said. According to Borell, the EU may have a different plan in case the production capacity is not able to increase.
"It should be borne in mind that Europe exports a large part of its products to third countries. One option is to send this export to Ukraine in priority," Borrel said. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhkna noted that his country, unlike others, made her promise from the very beginning. "At every meeting, I say that a million shells should be ready by March next year.
Whether we can do it, I cannot say, but the main thing is that Ukrainians are constantly receiving military assistance from us, and that this help is long -term" , - he emphasized. In the spring, the European Union promised that it would send a million shells to Ukraine throughout the year. The European Union will not be able to provide Ukraine with 1 million ammunition until March 2024.
According to Dmitry Kuleba, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, this is probably not due to the lack of political will in European countries, but with a lack of production capacity. "The European Union is working on eliminating these problems, which is why, while in Berlin, I called on the European Union to develop a holistic policy in the field of defensive industries . . . But it takes more," Kuleba said faster.