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Allies block NATO plan for Ukraine

2026-05-25 20:11:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Allies block NATO plan for Ukraine

A proposal for NATO member states to dedicate 0.25 percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to military aid to Ukraine has been blocked by several key alliance allies, including the United Kingdom and France, according to diplomatic sources cited by The Telegraph.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has admitted that the initiative will not move forward due to a lack of sufficient support among member countries.

"I don't think this proposal will be presented," Rutte told reporters, without specifically mentioning the opposing states.

However, according to the report, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Canada were among the countries that opposed the initiative during internal discussions on increasing long-term support for Ukraine.

The proposal was expected to be discussed ahead of NATO's upcoming annual summit in Ankara, Turkey, where ministers from member countries are considering ways to strengthen assistance to Kiev in the long term.

An alliance source said at least seven member states – all countries that already spend more than 0.25 percent of GDP on military aid to Ukraine – had supported the idea.

However, decision-making in NATO requires unanimous consensus, giving each country the effective right of blocking.

"They are not very enthusiastic about this idea," the source said, identifying London, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Ottawa as opponents of the proposal.

The dispute comes at a time when NATO countries' support for Ukraine is increasingly under scrutiny.

While Britain remains one of the largest contributors in absolute terms, some allied countries have been criticized for lower levels of contribution relative to their economies.

According to public data compiled by the Kiel Institute, countries such as the Netherlands, Poland and some Nordic and Baltic states are already providing aid at or above the proposed threshold of 0.25 percent of GDP.

Earlier, Rutte had acknowledged that aid to Ukraine "is not distributed evenly within NATO," adding that many member countries "are not spending enough" on support for Kiev.


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