Rheinmetall opens ammunition factory in Unterlüß: groundbreaking for a turning point. 200,000 tank shells will soon be produced each year.
This will probably only help Ukraine in two years at the earliest. Chancellor Olaf Scholz sees the new production facility as an important signal. The US Republicans have been blocking new arms deliveries to Ukraine for weeks for electoral reasons. Europe is not stepping into the breach quickly enough, says the German Chancellor. If the Americans elect Donald Trump as president again in November, Europe will face completely different security policy challenges.