War in Ukraine – European Commissioner announced significant EU assistance next year – UNIAN
Next year the EU will provide Ukraine with about 30 billion euros.
European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said that EU member states will produce about 2 million artillery shells for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2025
In a comment to hromadske, he said that now they produce only 20-25% of weapons, while the rest is purchased abroad. To increase production, orders from European governments are needed, which is currently in short supply. As Kubilius explained, without long-term contracts with arms manufacturers, one should not expect that Europe will produce more weapons and ammunition for Ukraine.
“Money from the EU budget cannot be used to purchase weapons for Ukraine. There are a number of restrictions on investment in defense…
