Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kallas has proposed a system similar to the one used for the procurement of anti-covid vaccines for the purchase of arms for Ukraine to speed up the transfer, according to CNN and Reuters.

EU member states should jointly buy weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told reporters on Thursday ahead of the EU summit in Brussels.

Speaking before a special meeting of the European Council in Brussels, Callas said that this step will speed up deliveries to Ukraine.

“We all looked at the warehouses and saw what we have, but we have to do more. We must send a clear signal to the European defense industry to produce more,” Callas told reporters.

“We could use a similar mechanism as with the Covid vaccines. European countries will provide funds, the European Commission will purchase and then it will be sent directly to Ukraine.”

“The price goes up with every delay, every fluctuation, and it can speed up the process,” she added.

According to the latest analysis by analysts of the Institute for the Study of War, the Russian military seized the initiative on the battlefield for the first time since August 2022.

The pace of Russian operations along the Svatove-Kreminna line in western Luhansk region has increased significantly over the past week, with Russian sources reporting that Moscow forces are attacking Ukrainian defense lines and making minor advances along the Kharkiv-Luhansk border, particularly in the north. – west of Svatovo, near Kupyansk and west of Kreminnaya.

As a reminder, the EU has created a centralized system specifically designed for the procurement of anti-covid vaccines to ensure sufficient vaccine production in the EU and, therefore, sufficient reserves for its member states.