Europe “does not know how to fight wars”, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said in a stinging rebuke of the West.

Dmytro Kuleba told the Kyiv Independent that the continent’s defence industry was not able to meet Kyiv’s military needs as it attempts to fend off Russia’s invasion.

“Europe doesn’t know how to fight wars,” he said. “The production of weapons is not the most popular area of business.

“Unfortunately, our friends spent too much time deliberating on how and when to ramp up their production of weapons and ammunition.”

He added that the superiority of Western-donated arms “will not be enough” for Ukraine if they are not produced on a larger scale.

Ukrainian commanders have said that faltering Western arms supplies are forcing Kyiv’s forces to scale back some offensive operations.

On Wednesday, the US exhausted its available Ukraine funding with a final tranche of $250m (£195m). Any further aid will require approval from Congress, which has until now blocked President Joe Biden’s latest funding proposals.

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