EU Struggles to Find Way to Deliver Ukraine Ammunition Rapidly
- Ukraine needs massive stocks of 155mm shells immediately
- EU foreign, defense ministers will discuss the issue next week
Ukrainian artillerymen load ammunition into howitzer near Bakhmut, Ukraine.
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The European Union is struggling to figure out a way to fill Ukraine’s immediate ammunition needs even though member states have already agreed politically to support Kyiv with additional shells.
The EU is expected to sign off on a joint ammunition procurement plan for Ukraine as soon as next week, but it’s stalled on how to provide Kyiv with the 155mm shells it needs this year, according to people familiar with discussions taking place within the bloc.