HE arms supply Ukraineand especially ammo should be the absolute priority Number one for European governments. “Russian artillery fires 50,000 rounds a day and Ukraine needs to be at the same capacity level,” the EU’s high representative for foreign policy warned, in order not only to guarantee the supply to respond to Russia’s attack, but also to do so extremely quickly. found. Josep Borrell, who urged the 27 governments to mobilize all the arsenal in their reserves to help Kiev face the Russian attack. “It is clear that it will happen in the coming weeks. the best way is to share ammo After a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, he warned that European armies were in their reserves.
The high representative of EU foreign policy once again emphasized the sense of urgency as Kiev’s ammo consumption rate is higher than its production rate. “If it’s an urgent problem and time is measured in weeks or months, the solution to solving urgent demand must come from trying to use what’s available because it takes time to go into the industry and demand its production.” Spanish politician at a press conference he insists the Ukrainian military needs large-caliber ammunition for tanks and artillery.
EU defense ministers will be responsible for determining the possibility of launching joint purchases, in particular the 155-caliber ammunition that Kiev needs. Its intention is to submit proposals, as confirmed by the head of European diplomacy. informal ministerial meeting It will take place in Sweden on 7 and 8 March under the Swedish presidency of the EU. “It is clear that we need to initiate procedures to increase the production capacity of the European industry more and faster,” he added.
European Peace Fund
There are several ways on the table. Perhaps the simplest would be to contribute to the European Peace Fund, which has so far allocated 3.6 billion euros for the purchase of arms to Ukraine. We will do everything we can, using the European Peace Support Fund to secure funding, looking at ways the European Defense Agency and the European Commission can do it together. shoppingAsking Member States to give some of their reserves to Ukraine,” he explained, emphasizing the willingness of all governments.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares welcomed the decision. Estonia plans to allocate 4,000 million to purchase one million shells. “First of all, it doesn’t sound bad at all. On the contrary,” the minister said when he arrived at the meeting, stating that he, like many of his colleagues, will travel to New York this Wednesday to attend the United Nations Assembly, where they hope to reach a solution. After the discussion, “Not all expressed himself. , but it was the majority, and no one expressed opposition to it.”
The meeting of foreign ministers also allowed the Twenty-Sevens to discuss the tenth package of sanctions against Russia that they had concluded at the technical level. The idea, endorsed by Borrell, is to be approved within the next few hours, and in any case before February 24, a year after the invasion. “There’s strong support in the room and I’m confident we can confirm that before the weekend,” Borrell said. sanctions policy studies and its effects on the Russian economy.
A new round of sanctions agreement was signed against Iran due to the internal pressure on the protesters and the worsening of the situation. Twenty-seven people agreed to include 32 individuals and two organisations, including Culture Minister Mohamed Esmaeili and Education Minister Yousef Nouri, whom they accused of threatening artists and musicians with travel and work bans if they did not follow the official line. Brainwashing the government as well as Iranian students in line with the positions of the government and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The new round also punishes members of the Guards of the Islamic Revolution, judges involved in unfair trials, death sentences and repression of protesters, as well as Intelligence Ministry commanders.