The United Kingdom, France, and several other NATO member states did not support the proposal by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to increase military funding for Ukraine.
This is reported by The Telegraph.
According to the publication, Rutte planned to bring this initiative up for consideration during the annual NATO summit in Ankara. The proposal involved increasing the amount of aid to Ukraine from Alliance countries.
The idea was supported by at least seven countries that already allocate more than 0.25% of their GDP to support Kyiv. However, the consent of all NATO members is required for the decision to be adopted.
Ultimately, the initiative was blocked by five countries—the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, and Canada.
Journalists paid particular attention to London’s position, as the British government has repeatedly declared its support for Ukraine. Currently, Britain’s official aid amounts to about GBP 3 billion annually—approximately 0.1% of the country’s GDP.
According to the Kiel Institute, the Netherlands, Poland, as well as the Baltic and Scandinavian countries, are already spending more than the proposed level of 0.25% of GDP to support Ukraine.
At the same time, France, Spain, and Italy have previously been repeatedly criticized for providing insufficient aid to Ukraine.
As a reminder, Rutte called on NATO countries to increase aid to Ukraine: we are talking about tens of billions of dollars.
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