EU aims to coordinate arms shipments to Ukraine

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The EU, which proudly self-identifies as a “peace project,” is planning a more assertive wartime role in helping Ukraine face down a massive Russian invasion — by coordinating shipments of weapons, medical supplies and financing to its neighbor under siege, senior EU officials said.

Hours after the German government announced it would provide lethal weapons to Ukraine — a historic shift by a country that had long prohibited sending such arms into conflict zones — EU officials revealed they would soon unveil a program potentially enabling all 27 EU countries to offer similar lethal assistance.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell

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