The European Commission on Tuesday proposed spending 500 million euros to finance joint defense purchases among member states.
EU countries "have drawn on their stocks of ammunition, light and heavy artillery, anti-aircraft and anti-tank defense systems, and even armored vehicles and tanks," European Commissioner Thierry Breton warned.
"This has created a de facto vulnerability that now needs to be addressed urgently," he added.
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