European countries and Canada will provide Ukraine with additional aid in the amount of €35 billion in 2025.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated this during a press conference on the eve of the NATO summit in The Hague.
Rutte on aid to Ukraine and threats from Russia
As Rutte noted, the Russian Federation currently remains the most direct threat to NATO countries.
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“European and Canadian allies have stepped up their efforts. They have already pledged to provide Ukraine with over €35 billion in additional security assistance in the first three months of this year for next year,” he said.
According to him, Moscow continues to wage a full-scale war against Ukraine with the support of North Korea, Iran, China and Belarus.
Rutte claims that everyone wants peace for Ukraine and an end to the terrible war against the Ukrainian people.
In his opinion, it is necessary to provide Ukraine with everything it needs for defense now and to contain Russia in the future.
The NATO Secretary General stressed that support for Ukraine remains unwavering and will only continue in the future.
The NATO summit is scheduled for June 24-25 in The Hague, Netherlands. The summit will include a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council.
