EU to Propose Three-Track Plan to Boost Ukraine Ammo Supplies
- US has been urging allies to speed up ammo deliveries
- Plan is vague on funding mechanisms for boosting production
Ukrainian artillerymen unload shells at a position on the front line near Bakhmut.
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The European Union is set to propose a three-track plan to provide Ukraine with much-needed ammunition in response to some member states’ calls to ramp up the continent’s production capacity, but the amount of funding remains unclear.
The proposal calls for the immediate transfers of ammunition, particularly 155mm artillery rounds from existing stocks or pending orders, as well as using a joint procurement framework to aggregate orders to European industry, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg. The paper also envisions ramping up Europe’s industrial capacity to meet the current and future demand.