"European Allies Rally to Provide Ammunition Support for Ukraine Amid US Delay"

European nations are stepping in to provide emergency military support to Ukraine as the US Congress has stalled in delivering aid. Czechia's defense official stated that the first emergency deliveries of artillery shells bought by EU nations may reach the front line within weeks, with several European states pledging substantial funding. The US has been responsible for approximately half of all international military aid to Ukraine, but its arms deliveries effectively stopped at the end of December. The EU states have promised to deliver one million artillery shells to Ukraine over twelve months, but have been slow to up production sufficiently to meet that target. The slow pace of international artillery shell deliveries triggered severe shortages in Ukraine, leading to a near-famine ammunition situation by the start of 2024. US funding for further deliveries of artillery ammunition has been stalled in Congress due to internal disputes and attempts to link foreign military aid legislation with border and immigration issues.