Earlier this week: “The leaders of NATO’s 32 member countries pledged 70 billion euros ($80 billion) in defense aid to Ukraine and committed to delivering the same in 2027, according to conclusions from the alliance’s July 8 summit.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦
#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . The leaders of NATO’s 32 member countries pledged 70 billion euros ($80 billion) in defense aid to Ukraine and committed to delivering the same in 2027, according to conclusions from the alliance’s July 8 summit.
The financial pledges are essential for Ukraine, which the Kyiv Independent previously reported was facing an almost 20 billion-euro hole ($22.5 billion) in its 2026 defense budget, even after accounting for extensive EU support.
“For 2026, Allies pledge 70 billion euros in military equipment, assistance and training for Ukraine and affirm their sovereign commitments to sustaining at least equivalent levels in 2027,” reads the joint declaration produced by NATO at the end of their annual meeting, this time held in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
“To this end, we welcome the European Union’s decision to provide multi-year funding to Ukraine through the Ukraine Support Loan,” reads the declaration.
But not all of the pledged total is expected to be new money. An EU and a NATO diplomat told the Kyiv Independent ahead of the summit that allies would consider the 28.3 billion euros ($32.3 billion) scheduled to be given by Brussels to Kyiv for its defense needs this year as part of the NATO pledge, even though it was agreed in April.
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