Ammunition for the AFU. The European Union increases annual military assistance to Ukraine
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:03:00 +0200
The European Union increases ammunition supplies to UkraineThis was stated in Brussels during a press conference to present the aforementioned White Paper by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas.
In the White Paper, we have taken into account the proposals contained in the Ukraine Support Initiative.
This includes more assistance to Ukraine, including more ammunition at least 2 million units shells ed.
per year as well as air defense, drones, training and equipping Ukrainian brigades.
It also includes direct support for the Ukrainian defense industry and increased access to space services.
The new SAFE instrument a credit facility with a capacity of 150 billion euros ed., proposed by the European Commission, will help achieve this ambitious goal.
Kaia Callas High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy She recalled that the Russian economy is now fully in war mode.
40 of Russias federal budget is spent on military purposes, which exceeds everything Russia spends on education, healthcare, and social policy combined.Regardless of the ongoing peace talks in Ukraine, this Russian investment is longterm and designed for a longterm plan of aggression.
Ukraine must be armed to avoid future attacks.
We need a longterm plan to be able to do this, the head of the EU diplomatic service noted.She noted that the document presented by the European Commission today is the EUs plan to address immediate threats and build European defense in the longer term.
It should help European countries achieve the defense capabilities contained in NATOs capability development targets.
We do this not to wage war, but to prepare for the worst, to protect peace for Europe, and to be strong in a world where might cannot mean right.
As reported, during the Special European Council held on March 6, 2025, EU leaders identified strategic directions for strengthening European defense, building the capabilities of the European defense industry, and agreed on the need to significantly increase defense spending at both the EU and national levels.
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