Europe to accelerate arms shipments to Ukraine - EU industry chief

FILE PHOTO: EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton attends a meeting, in Lulea, Sweden May 31, 2023. TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union is speeding up arms deliveries to Ukraine in support of the country's counter offensive against Russian forces, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Sunday in an interview with the French daily Le Parisien.

"We are going to step up our efforts to deliver arms and ammunition-- this is a war of high intensity in which they play a crucial role," Breton said, citing a pledge to supply a million high-calibre weapons over the next 12 months.