High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said that the European Union had delivered the promised million of ammunition to Ukraine and emphasized that the EU would train another 75,000 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of winter. This is reported by the official EU website, UNN reports.
"The European Union has provided Ukraine with unprecedented military assistance. To date, we have provided weapons worth 45 billion euros. This is a 60% increase since my last visit to Ukraine in February 2024. We have also just delivered on our pledge to provide Ukraine with 1 million pieces of ammunition, and we will train 75,000 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of the winter. The EU and its member states are the main supporters of Ukraine, and our assistance is growing," Borrell said.
He emphasized that the current level of assistance remains insufficient to change the situation on the battlefield in favor of Ukraine.
"We give Ukraine just enough to keep it going, and sometimes even less, while Russia has put its entire economy under martial law and is counting on unconditional support from North Korea and Iran. We need to increase aid and abandon the policy of imposing red stripes on Ukraine's defenders. Ukraine urgently needs more air defense, more ammunition, and more long-range weapons. And it needs permission to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory. The latest news on this from the United States is very encouraging. Any delays are measured in Ukrainian lives," Borrell added.
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The Czech Republic initiated the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, sourcing shells outside the EU. In February, Czech President Petr Pavel said that his country had found sources abroad to supply Ukraine with shells.