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Seventeen EU member states and Norway have agreed to collectively procure ammunition to “help Ukraine and replenish nationwide stockpiles,” the European Defence Company (EDA) stated in a information launch on Monday.
Earlier Monday, Estonia’s Protection Minister Hanno Pevkur stated that following a gathering in Brussels, European Union member states had agreed on the joint procurement of 1 million rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine.
“The venture opens the best way for EU Member States and Norway to proceed alongside two paths: a two-year, fast-track process for 155mm artillery rounds and a seven-year venture to accumulate a number of ammunition varieties,” the European Defence Company stated.
The 18 nations are Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and Norway.
The EDA stated this venture “sends a transparent message to business and strengthens the EU’s assist for Ukraine following Russia’s struggle of aggression,” including that extra nations have expressed intent to hitch the initiative.