EU's Borrell urges countries to order more ammunition for Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks next to Spain's Minister of Defence Margarita Robles (not pictured) at a press conference during the informal EU ministerial meeting on defence in Toledo, Spain August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

TOLEDO, Spain (Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged member countries on Wednesday to order more ammunition for Ukraine, as figures showed the bloc is a long way from a March target of giving Kyiv a million artillery shells within 12 months.

Borrell said over-arching agreements, known as framework contracts, had been signed with arms firms to allow EU member countries to place joint orders for 155 millimetre rounds, urgently needed by Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion.