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Europe Is Rushing Arms to Ukraine but Running Out of Ammo

As war consumes more munitions, Europe is struggling to increase production of arms to help Kyiv and still defend its own territory

Ukraine Is ‘Alive and Kicking’: Zelensky Addresses Congress

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday, thanking the U.S. for military and financial aid and encouraging lawmakers to do more. “Your money is not charity. It’s an investment,” he said. Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg

By Bojan Pancevski

Dec. 22, 2022 6:16 am ET

A lack of production capacity, a dearth of specialized workers, supply-chain bottlenecks, high costs of financing and even environmental regulations are putting a brake on efforts to increase output, presenting the West and Ukraine with a fresh challenge for next year.