NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has asked allies to allocate 0.25 percent of their GDP to Ukraine, seeking to ease growing tensions within the alliance regarding aid to Kyiv. This was reported by Politico, citing two unnamed NATO diplomats, according to UNN.
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It is noted that this proposal, which could unlock tens of billions of dollars in additional aid, is already meeting stiff resistance from some key NATO members. According to one of the publication's interlocutors, the NATO Secretary General raised the issue at a closed meeting of Alliance ambassadors late last month.
"Rutte and many of us want to ensure that support for Ukraine is consistent and predictable,"
It is indicated that, based on the Alliance's own assessment of NATO's aggregate GDP, this would mean an annual allocation of $143 billion to Ukraine. At the same time, Rutte's proposal was partly a response to the dissatisfaction of some member states who believe they are doing much more for Ukraine than other allies.
"Rutte's proposal came partly in response to frustration in some capitals that they are doing much more than others to help Kyiv. ... The Nordic and Baltic initiative countries, the Netherlands, and Poland pay a higher percentage of their GDP in military aid to Ukraine than many other allies," the article states.
Recall
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is asking Western allies to speed up the delivery of air defense systems and interceptor missiles to prepare for another winter of intense bombardment, which could become the next critical moment in Kyiv's fight against the Russian invasion.
Rutte calls on allies to jointly increase defense production22.04.26, 17:57