EU ministers braced for Ukrainian frustration over ammunition plan

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a joint news conference with Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein (not seen) in Baghdad, Iraq April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba gets a chance on Monday to vent Kyiv's frustration to European Union foreign ministers over wrangling that is holding up an EU plan to buy ammunition to help Ukraine fight Russia's invasion.

Kuleba expressed frustration in a tweet last week that a landmark deal for EU countries to jointly buy artillery shells for Ukraine has not yet been implemented due to disagreements over how much of the business has to stay within Europe.