The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said the EU has not received the next tranche from the European Peace Fund for Ukraine. He announced this at a press conference. Reuters.
“Unfortunately the new slice is still blocked,” he said.
Formerly Borrell exposed Criticism of EU countries for not getting ammunition to Kiev fast enough.
According to Borrell, EU member states have promised to transfer a total of 224,000 shells and 2,300 missiles to Kiev in the first six months of 2023. This is just less than a quarter of what was previously promised to Ukraine. Therefore, Borrell demanded that the ammunition be delivered faster and in greater quantity. He also said that EU countries should give orders to the defense industry in order to fulfill the agreements.
Prior to that, it was reported that the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, wanted to reach an agreement on the allocation of 5 billion euros to Ukraine by the end of the year. According to Borrell, he proposed the creation of a special fund for military support for the period from 2024 to 2027.
He expressed hope that an agreement could be reached soon.
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