Europe's Top Diplomat Says EU Defence Stockpiles 'Almost Empty' Despite Increase In Spending

German soldiers walk beside tank howitzers 2000 prior to transportation to Lithuania at the Bundeswehr army base in Munster, northern Germany, Feb. 14, 2022. - Copyright AP Photo/Martin Meissner  

Euronews: EU defence stockpiles 'almost empty' despite increase in spending, Borrell warns 

Defence investments in Europe are increasing but stockpiles are "almost empty" and critical defence capabilities are lacking, the European Union's top diplomat said on Thursday. 

 "The war in Ukraine has been a brutal wake-up call for many of us," Josep Borrell told people gathered in Brussels for the release of the European Defence Agency (EDA)'s annual spending report. 

 "For years we have been under-investing and this has meant that our stockpiles have been quickly depleted due to the fact that we are providing them to Ukraine," he said.  

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