Now Russia's war against Ukraine is at a turning point, and the EU will not allow Ukraine to run out of weapons. This was stated by EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell following a meeting of the defense ministers of the countries of the organization in Brussels on Tuesday, May 17, DW reports.. Oleksiy Reznikov, Head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, took part in this meeting of the EU Council via video link.

According to Borrell, EU states will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine. " We cannot and we will not allow Ukraine to run out of weapons, because the battle for Donbass is going through a moment when Ukrainian counterattacks are putting pressure on the Russians,"

At the same meeting, defense ministers discussed gaps in EU defense investment. They have valued them at 160 billion euros since 2009, Borrell said, adding that the Europeans have gone through a serious disarmament process.. Will there be enough weapons to support Ukraine then To this question, the High Representative replied:

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Asked to estimate how long Russian troops could keep up the pace of their attempts to seize the Donbass, Borel said he would not dare to " " We apply the words " Borrell pointed to a list of verified losses of Russian military equipment. " I don't know if they will be able to make up for them, but the losses of the Russian army are really amazing,"

In addition, Borrell announced the resumption of the activities of the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine, which will now work with an updated mandate.. He will allow her to contribute to the investigation of war crimes.. High Representative of the EU noted.