Over 20 EU countries support joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine, says Slovenian FM
The EU is calling to provide Ukraine with the necessary amount of ammunition to fight against the Russian Federation (Photo:Marko Djurica/Reuters)
As many as 22 EU countries have already supported the joint EU procurement of ammunition for Ukraine, the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) quoted the country’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon as saying on Feb. 20.
Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, the minister said that defense ministers will discuss establishing an EU purchase mechanism at an informal meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, in early March.
According to the newspaper, there are even discussions about NATO investing in old factories in Czechia, Slovakia, and Bulgaria to restart the manufacturing of Soviet-caliber 152-mm and 122-mm shells for Ukraine’s still largely Soviet-era artillery armory.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance had depleted much of its own supplies of weapons and ammunition, and would need to work with industry to “ramp up production” in order to continue its support of Ukraine.
The Reuters news agency reported on Feb. 18 that the European Union is urgently exploring ways for its member countries to team up to buy 155-millimeter artillery shells to help Ukraine, following warnings from Kyiv that its forces need more supplies quickly.
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