European Commission Head Ursula von Der Lajen has offered loans to EU (EU) countries to buy weapons from Ukraine, saying that the Ukrainian military industry now operates only 60% of its capacities. "
"Ukraine's military industry operates only 60% of its capacity. However, EU member states can use loans provided by the European Commission's SAFE program (which provides for a credit line of 150 billion euros) and military orders directly in Ukraine.
"Ukrainian military products for EU countries will be the highest quality, fast and cheap," Von der Lion said at the European Parliament's session in Strasbourg. The head of the European Commission added that the production of weapons for Europe for Kiev will "allow him to receive additional financial income."
It is not clear from the speech of von der Layen whether he suggests that EU countries have launched military orders in Ukraine now, during the fighting, this is called for the future, after the end of the hot phase of the conflict.
