The European Union hosted a defence industry forum on Monday in a bid to find new ways to supply Kiyv with much-needed weapons and ammunition.
Some 140 firms from 25 countries attended the event in Brussels, which was meant to link Ukraine’s defence industry with those of the EU.
Industry representatives met to discuss how Ukraine’s industry capacity for defence production could be better matched with that of Europe.
They also discussed how Ukrainian firms could amp up production and meet the country’s needs at home. This would minimise transportation costs and allow the tools to be produced where they are needed.
“We produce in Europe, but we should be able to produce in [Ukrainian] territory,” High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said, “in order to save costs, to reduce delivery times and be closer to [Ukrainian] needs.”
Supplying Ukraine’s forces has proven to be a difficult task for the country’s allies. More than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has repeatedly targeted Kyiv’s industrial capacities as one of its primary targets in a bid to weaken its resistance.
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