Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has called on EU member states to “stop being frozen in the headlights” and speed up the delivery of the promised ammunition to Ukraine.
His comment came on Thursday after Bloomberg reported that the bloc is falling behind on plans to provide Ukraine, which is fighting back against Russia’s invasion, with a million artillery shells.
“The EU promised Ukraine 1,000,000 artillery rounds. So far, we have delivered only 300,000. Meanwhile, North Korea delivered 350,000 to Russia,” Landsbergis posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The EU promised Ukraine 1,000,000 artillery rounds. So far, we have delivered only 300,000. Meanwhile, North Korea delivered 350,000 to Russia.
— Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@GLandsbergis) October 26, 2023
We surely have the resources to outperform North Korea.
We should stop being frozen in the headlights while brave Ukrainians die.
“We surely have the resources to outperform North Korea,” the minister wrote.
“We should stop being frozen in the headlights while brave Ukrainians die,” he added.
According to Bloomberg, the EU has so far only achieved about 30 percent of the target of delivering the artillery ammunition rounds to Ukraine by March 2024 and, based on the volume of contracts signed to date, risks missing it.
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