Slovenia joins joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine

That's according to the Slovenian Press Agency (STA), Ukrinform reports.

"The government on Thursday discussed the project on the EU's joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine and decided that after the Minister of Defense, Marjan Sarec, signs the project agreement with the European Defense Agency (EDA), the government will approve it by issuing a decree," the Slovenian Defense Ministry said.

The EU earlier approved the decision on the rapid supply of 1 million ammunition rounds to Ukraine. To achieve this goal, the EU countries agreed to allocate EUR 1 billion from the European Peace Facility to compensate EU countries for the supply of existing ammunition and EUR 1 billion to increase the capabilities of the European defense industry in the production of artillery shells to send them to Ukraine and to replenish EU stocks.

According to media reports, over a dispute between France and Poland, the ambassadors of the EU countries could not resolve their differences regarding joint EU contracts for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine.