EU 'Can Move Mountains' To Supply Ammunition To Kyiv, Says Von Der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference in Kyiv on February 2.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on February 18 she was confident the EU's joint interest in getting more ammunition to Ukraine will trump individual national interests when it comes to common European defense procurement programs. The bloc is urgently exploring ways for member countries to team up to buy munitions to help Ukraine. "As always in this atrocious war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine, we see we can move mountains under pressure, and therefore here too," she told reporters at the Munich Security Conference. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.