NATO Allies Struggle to Agree on Long-Term Funding for Ukraine
- Spending pledge to form part of NATO summit package for Kyiv
- Alliance leaders to gather for Washington summit in early July
Residents clean debris next to heavily damaged houses following shelling in Pokrovsk ,Ukraine, on June 24.
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Several NATO allies are balking at committing to a specific multi-year spending pledge on military aid for Ukraine that’s aimed at giving Kyiv more predictability over the long term.
Despite early enthusiasm for NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg’s proposal — where allies would spend at least €40 billion ($42.7 billion) per year on lethal and non-lethal aid for Ukraine — nations are now at loggerheads over how to make the spending commitment work for future years, according to people familiar with the NATO discussions.