Thursday, March 23, 2023

EU leaders approve fast-track plan to send Ukraine artillery ammunition

Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops outside the frontline town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 5. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva

DW: EU leaders endorse Ukraine ammunition deal 

A meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels has been dominated by discussion of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

They endorsed a plan to send Kyiv a million rounds of artillery shells over the next 12 months. EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday endorsed a deal to ramp up the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine as the country defends itself against Russia's unprovoked invasion. 

"Taking into account the security and defense interests of all member states, the European Council welcomes the agreement ... to deliver ground-to-ground and artillery ammunition to Ukraine and, if requested, missiles," the meeting's conclusions on Ukraine read. Read more .... 

Update #1: EU leaders approve fast-track plan to send Ukraine artillery ammunition -- AP  

Update #2: Europe races to push ammo output to new limits as demand from Ukraine soars -- Breaking Defense  

WNU Editor: Many are not optimistic that the EU will deliver what Ukraine needs .... Ammo for Ukraine? EU might not be up to the task (Politico).

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Unbearable countries manipulating human lives for decades = Europe, USA and Israel, let the multipolar hand come to hand in these bipolar countries colonialist thinks he owns the world but it gets to be worse than the nazi wall

Anonymous said...

Bla bla bla. Pos Russia lover. When orcs will invade your country and will destroy your cities rape your mom, sister, child and your gf also your asssss don't plead for help from Eu and USA. keep us posted when that day will come. Mrron

Anonymous said...

Urgent

next 12 months

lmao

Anonymous said...

10:54

Exactlly ....... Define "Urgent" or "immediate".

In two hours? Tomorrow? Next week? next Month? next year? 10 years from now? It is all weasel words.