Zelenskyy: European partners should have time to hand over 1 million shells to Ukraine by the end of the year
Kyiv • UNN
Zelenskyy meets with European Diplomacy Chief Borrell on arms supplies. European partners plan to implement an initiative to supply 1 million shells for Ukrainian artillery by the end of the year.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with European Union representative Josep Borrell. Following the meeting, Zelensky said that by the end of the year, European partners should have time to fully implement the initiative to supply Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells. Zelensky said this in an evening address, UNN reports.
Today I met with the head of European diplomacy, Borrell. We discussed our relations with the EU, our cooperation. Very important news - by the end of the year, our European partners should have time to fully implement the initiative to supply Ukraine with 1 million shells for our artillery
Recall
The Czech Republic initiated the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, sourcing the shells outside the EU. In February, Czech President Petr Pavel said that his country had found sources abroad to supply Ukraine with shells.