NATO countries decided on Wednesday in Washington to allocate at least €40 billion in military aid to Ukraine, according to the final declaration text, reports AFP and .
“We intend to allocate a basic package of at least €40 billion for the next year, and then maintain security assistance at a stable level so that Ukraine can win,” stated the 32 NATO member countries who gathered during the summit in Washington.
The commitment is annual, not multi-year, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had hoped.
However, NATO leaders also pledged to “review” their contributions “at future NATO summits, starting with the one to be held in 2025 in The Hague,” the statement read.
This €40 billion commitment matches the amount NATO countries have been spending annually on military aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022.
This is a “minimum” amount, Jens Stoltenberg reminded, noting that it can be revised depending on Kyiv’s needs.
Alliance members also intend to fairly distribute these costs, considering their share in the total gross domestic product (GDP) of the Alliance, according to the joint statement.
Hungary, which opposes any military assistance to Ukraine, has been exempted from any contribution, notes AFP.
