This decision would have enabled the EU to address the severe ammunition deficit in Ukraine while simultaneously increasing the production of shells within the bloc. Read also: Germany unable to fully supply Ukraine with artillery shells – Rheinmetall CEO The blockade stemmed from the requirement that European arms manufacturers need orders to justify ramping up production. During a recent meeting of the Political and Security Committee earlier this week, a majority of EU countries were in favor of allowing EU money to be used to buy non-EU-produced shells as an emergency measure to help Ukrai…