Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced that the bloc's plan to boost its defence will include a joint Task Force with Ukraine to coordinate military support to the war-torn country and a European Military Sales Mechanism aimed at strengthening the European defence industrial base.
The European Commission chief said the two new instruments will be part of the highly-anticipated White Paper for Defence that will be released on Wednesday and which is meant to outline the EU's priorities for defence investments and how to finance them.
