EU Defense Ministers Back Fast-Tracking Ukraine Ammunition
- Defense ministers met in Stockholm to discuss ammunition
- Commissioner Breton calls for an ‘economy of war’ mode
Ukrainian servicemen prepare artillery shells in Donetsk, Ukraine.
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European Union defense ministers gave their support to a plan to speed up production and deliveries of ammunition to Ukraine, pledging to jointly procure shells and mobilize the bloc’s budget.
The ministers agreed at a meeting in Stockholm that “industrial ramp-up is key,” European Commissioner Thierry Breton said in a tweet after the talks ended. “EU defense industry needs to move into an ‘economy of war’ mode,” Breton added.