This was stated by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, following a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday, February 20, RBC-Ukraine reports.
"We have to launch procedures to increase the capacity of the European industry to produce more [ammunition - ed.] and quicker. And it is obvious that we have to enhance our efforts not only with possible procurement at the EU level for meeting Ukraine’s current needs," Borrell said.
In addition, the EU High Representative has pointed out that "the best way to provide ammunition to Ukraine is to share the already existing stockpiles of the European armies".
"We do not need to wait when it [ammunition – ed.] is manufactured. We need to use what is produced already and being stored in storage points and will be produced in the nearest days. Priority has to be given to the supplies for the Ukrainian army, as much as we can," he stated.
The day before, Josep Borrell called on the 27 EU member states to speed up the production and supply of ammunition for Ukraine.
According to media reports, Estonia proposed that EU countries invest €4 billion in ammunition for Ukraine.