EU approves €2bn ammunition plan for Ukraine amidst Russian aggression.
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More than a dozen EU member states have agreed to supply Ukraine with at least one million artillery shells worth €2bn in total, to hold back advancing Russian troops and launch a counter-offensive this year. The deal commits €1bn of shared funding for EU states to draw upon their existing stockpiles, with the hope of sending this to Ukraine by the end of May. The second part of the deal would see a further €1bn used to jointly order 155mm shells for Ukraine. The US is also authorising another $350m in military aid for Ukraine.
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