EU fast-tracked COVID shots. Can it do bullets for Ukraine?
By DW
23 February 2023 |
10:47 am
Estonia wants Brussels to find and fund more ammunition for Kyiv. The European Commission believes its recent experience with COVID vaccines will work for much-needed missiles for Ukraine.
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