EU must speed up supply of ammunition to Ukraine - Borrell

General view of the European Parliament during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's address, on his second international trip since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023. Eric Vidal/Pool via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The European Union must speed up the supply of ammunition to Ukraine as the country's forces need 1,000 artillery shells every day in the Bakhmut area alone, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Saturday.

Borrell said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had told his EU counterparts at a meeting in Stockholm that Kyiv needed more support to defend itself against Russia's invasion.