BRUSSELS, Jan 20 stockpiles of weapons and ammunition, the issue will be raised at a meeting of defense ministers in February, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine at the American military base Ramstein in Germany.
«The Secretary General said that NATO allies should speed up production weapons and munitions, quickly restock stocks… He noted that the alliance is working closely with industry to meet these needs. Procurement will be an important item on the agenda of the meeting of NATO defense ministers to be held in February, «the NATO press service said in a widespread statement .
At the same time, Stoltenberg also advocated a further increase in arms supplies to Kyiv out of fear of allegedly «new offensives» by Russia.
Earlier, representatives of a number of Western countries complained about the depletion of weapons stocks and ammunition due to mass deliveries to Kyiv.