NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said that the North Atlantic Alliance countries signed a contract worth 2.4 billion Euros with the military industry for the production of ammunition. His words guide the way TASS.
“NATO countries have signed contracts worth 2.4 billion euros for the production of ammunition, including supplies to Ukraine,” he said.
He emphasized that 1 billion Euros of this was allocated to priority supplies.
Previously Sweden in the name Accession to NATO as a condition for the possible transfer of Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. This was stated by Paul Jonson, Minister of Defense of the Scandinavian country. Sweden had previously announced the next 14th military aid package to Ukraine, amounting to 2.2 billion Swedish krona (about 189 million euros). This package will mainly consist of ammunition and spare parts for previously transferred systems.
4 October recognizedIt was stated that the USA transferred approximately 1.1 million rounds of 7.62 mm small arms ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz named The reason why Ukraine cannot join NATO.