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I am confident that within twelve months, we will be able to increase our production capacity to 1 million ammunition per year in Europe."
Thierry Breton, the European commissioner in charge of Defense, presented on Wednesday his plan intended to boost the manufacture of shells in the European Union (EU).
Her name?
Act to Support Ammunition Production, or “Asap”, English acronym meaning “as soon as possible”.
In fact, there is urgency.
At the end of March, the Europeans promised kyiv to deliver 1 million large-caliber shells, notably by drawing on their stocks.
But, while Ukraine prepares its counter-offensive, donations are slow.
“We need to speed up the delivery of ammunition.
Time is running out
,” said Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday.
In reality, the promise made to Ukraine can only be kept if the Member States have the assurance of being able to quickly replenish their stocks.
To this end, the Commission proposes to unblock…
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