The President of the Czech Republic stated that Europe can produce enough ammunition for both itself and Ukraine

This was stated by the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, as quoted by Radio Free Europe.

Producing the necessary quantity of ammunition takes time. This requires expanding our production capacities. But Ukraine needs ammunition now. The President of the Czech Republic noted that Western allies of Ukraine should not wait for the increase in capacities of European companies, so they are trying to find ammunition “wherever possible and deliver them to Ukraine as quickly as possible”.

However, at the same time, the EU is increasing its own capacities.

“In the near future, European companies will be able to produce the necessary quantity of ammunition to replenish the stocks of European countries, as well as to provide Ukraine with ammunition if it still needs them”, he said.

Meanwhile, Borrell stated that the European Defense Fund with a volume of €5 billion is intended to support Ukraine, so EU countries can use it both to order ammunition and to compensate for their purchases outside the EU.

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