‘The bloc will double its production of artillery shells by the end of 2024,’
The EU must drastically ramp up defense production to help Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday. The call comes as Kiev has increasingly warned of ammunition shortages.
In an op-ed published by the La Libre Belgique newspaper and the Euractiv website, Michel claimed that Moscow “is a serious military threat to our European continent and global security.”
“If we do not get the EU’s response right and do not give Ukraine enough support to stop Russia, we are next,” he added.
The EU Council chief argued that “for decades, Europe has failed to invest sufficiently in our security and defense,” and now urgently needs a “a radical and irreversible shift in our thinking towards a strategic security mindset.”
They must know the Zelensky regime in Ukraine (and Ukraine itself) is Stuffed, see here. Is the EU anticipating a Donald Trump victory with his well-known coldness about NATO? Or does the 4th Reich intend to repeat what Napoleon and Hitler did and invade Belarus and Russia? How do the people of Europe feel about that? Would they not prefer money to be spent on their health, education and infrastructure instead? —Eds