Why Europe is failing to provide Ukraine with sufficient ammunition

Since the February 2022 invasion, Ukraine’s five main military partners alone (US, Germany, UK, Poland, and the Netherlands) pledged more than 60 billion euros worth of weapons. Deliveries that punched deep holes in the ammunition stocks of NATO countries. The stockpiles remain empty. To find out how this is possible, a collective of investigative journalists …

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NATO in deep water because of Chinese port investments

Port terminals in European cities such as Gdynia, Rotterdam and Antwerpen-Zeebrugge are crucial logistic hubs for the arrival of US Armed Forces and equipment for the protection of NATO’s flank in Eastern Europe. An investigation by The Investigative Desk in cooperation with OKO.press and FRONTSTORY.PL shows how large-scale investments by Chinese companies in these ports …

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NATO’s military mobility still falls short

NATO cannot strengthen its eastern flank fast enough. The European military transport rail and road network still faces enormous bottlenecks. “The further east you get, the bigger the problems.” By Lennart Hofman and Laurens Groeneveld | 24 June 2022 What’s the news? Due to bottlenecks in the European military transport network, NATO cannot strengthen its …

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