{"id":405879,"date":"2024-11-20T11:14:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T10:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2024\/11\/20\/ue-munizioni-kiev-milione-proiettili\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T12:55:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T11:55:25","slug":"eu-managed-to-deliver-one-million-artillery-shells-to-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/11\/20\/eu-managed-to-deliver-one-million-artillery-shells-to-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"EU managed to deliver one million artillery shells to Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels –\u00a0At the end of yesterday’s (Nov. 19) Foreign Affairs Council in Defense format, outgoing High Representative Josep Borrell<\/strong> announced that member states have finally delivered to Ukraine the one million artillery munitions<\/strong> promised in March 2023, eight months behind the deadline<\/strong> (in March this year).<\/p>\n

“We have reached the goal of one million munitions.\u00a0We delivered them a few days ago<\/strong> (…) and We will continue doing that,” the EU diplomacy chief promised. A few days ago, European sources\u00a0said<\/a> that the goal was close, albeit with a major delay. “This means that Ukraine now has as many artillery shells as Russia<\/strong>,” commented Berlin’s Defense Minister Oscar Pistorius<\/strong>. For his Estonian counterpart Hanno Pevkur<\/strong> “it is a good result but it is not enough<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

While Europeans\u00a0made progress on munitions, a\u00a0stalemate remains on the European Peace Fund (EPF)<\/strong>: “Unfortunately, there has been no progress on the proposal” for voluntary contributions to the Fund, lamented Borrell,\u00a0who called on the working groups to get busy to find a solution as soon as possible to override the Hungarian veto that blocks\u00a06.6 billion euros earmarked for Kyiv<\/strong>. To bypass Budapest’s “no,” Borrell suggested a voluntary contribution mechanism<\/strong>, but this would require the agreement of several national parliaments, and for some chancelleries, it\u00a0is too complex a process. The European External Action Service (EEAS) could propose\u00a0an opt-out option for Hungary. <\/strong>However, for now, there are no concrete proposals.
\nThe defense ministers then discussed the EU military assistance mission<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0support\u00a0Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine<\/strong>). “So far, 65,000 soldiers have been trained.” The goal is 75,000 by the end of winter<\/strong>, the High Representative explained. Borrell also reiterated his proposal to open a coordination cell in Kyiv<\/strong> to better align European actions with the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces. However, this move is\u00a0also been\u00a0on hold due to\u00a0Hungary’s opposition.<\/p>\n

As for Russia’s nuclear threats<\/strong>, Borrell branded them as “completely irresponsible<\/strong>.” “This is not the first time Putin has made a nuclear bet,” he said, adding that “any call for nuclear war is irresponsible.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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