Denmark has decided to hand over all stockpiled shells to Ukraine, Danish Prime Minister says Mette Frederiksen On February 17, he spoke at the Ukraine Lunch at the Munich Security Conference.
Artillery shells are one of the most important military supplies for Ukraine, as they are used in large quantities every day on Ukrainian battlefields.
“If you ask the Ukrainians, they now ask us for ammunition, artillery. As the Danish side, we decided to donate the entire artillery,” Frederiksen said.
“European stocks still have ammunition left. This is not just a matter of production, because we have weapons, ammunition and air defense means that we do not need to use ourselves at the moment, which should be delivered to Ukraine. It’s from.”
Frederiksen did not say how many shells Denmark has.
“Russia does not want peace with us. They are destabilizing the Western world from many angles: in the Arctic, in the Balkans, in Africa, with disinformation, cyberattacks, hybrid warfare, and obviously in Ukraine. “There is,” she said.
The EU says it will only be able to deliver half of the 1 million shells it promised by the March deadline, as defense aid from the United States, including artillery aid, has been held up by domestic political disputes.
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The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, recently said the EU aims to deliver more than 1 million shells to Ukraine by the end of 2024.
On the same day, Czech President Petr Pavel confirmed that the Czech Republic has around 800,000 shells abroad and will send them to Ukraine within weeks if funding is received from other partners. He said that there is a possibility that
“At the moment we have identified 500,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition and 300,000 rounds of 122mm ammunition, which we hope will be delivered within a few weeks if we can quickly find funding for this operation,” Pavel said. He spoke privately at the Security Council. Specify which country to purchase from.
He also said Prague would look to countries such as the United States, Germany and Sweden that can contribute to the effort.
Having sent all the shells that EU countries could in their possession, the next step was to manufacture or buy new shells to transport to Ukraine and replenish their arsenals.
Politico reported on February 1 that the Czech Republic has begun pushing ahead with a financial plan to jointly purchase 450,000 shells outside the bloc after seeing the EU fail to meet its commitments to Kiev. Prague was reported to have suggested that Europe could turn to arms companies in South Korea and Turkey, or South Africa.
Plans to buy ammunition from outside the region continue to face opposition from France, Greece and Cyprus. Paris wants to strengthen its domestic defense industry, but Greece and Cyprus do not want to buy weapons from Turkish producers, given their tense relations with the Turkish government.
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