Go to mediabankJosep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. File photoMOSCOW, 6 Sep. Stockpiles of weapons in the countries of the European Union are «depleted» after the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, according to the Associated Press, European Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said. but largely depleted, as we provide Ukrainians with great potential,» he said during a debate with European parliamentarians. The diplomat called on the EU member states to replenish their arsenals by pooling military orders. This approach, he believes, will help cut costs. In addition, Borrell expressed the opinion that the EU should have started training the Ukrainian armed forces a year ago. Since the end of February, the European Union has agreed to allocate a total of 2.5 billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine. Russia has previously sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Sweden will give Ukraine artillery ammunition worth half a billion crownsRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass.
