"Help is on the way": Stoltenberg announces military aid packages for Ukraine from NATO members
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Several NATO member states have made specific commitments to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including ammunition, unmanned aerial vehicles, and additional financial support to be announced in the near future.
Several NATO members have made specific commitments to provide military assistance to Ukraine, which will be announced soon. This was announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday following a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, UNN reports .
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The ministers also discussed many other urgent needs, including the provision of 155 mm shells, unmanned aerial vehicles and more. It will be up to each NATO member to decide what to provide. Several Allies made specific commitments during the meeting and are finalizing their contributions, which I expect to be announced shortly. Help is on the way. Just this week, Denmark pledged a new pledge for Ukraine, and the Netherlands announced an additional €4 billion in military support. The Czech Republic confirmed that it has purchased half a million artillery shells through its ammunition initiative
He noted that he welcomed the progress made in the U.S. Congress on tomorrow's vote on a critical aid package for Ukraine.
I expect the bill to be adopted without further delay. Allies must dig deep into their stockpiles. And speed up the delivery of missiles, artillery and ammunition. Ukraine is using the weapons we have provided to destroy Russia's combat capabilities. This makes us all safer. So supporting Ukraine is not charity. It is an investment in our own security
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Following a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO defense ministers agreed to provide further military support to Ukraine, including air defense enhancements.
