NATO Allies Pledge At Least €70 Billion for Ukraine at Ankara Summit

NATO allies meeting in Ankara pledged at least €70 billion in military assistance, equipment, and training for Ukraine in 2026 and committed to sustaining at least equivalent levels in 2027 as Russia’s invasion continues.

EFE said the commitment was included in a brief declaration adopted at the NATO summit in Ankara, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participated on Tuesday in NATO’s Defense Industry Forum alongside the summit.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters after the summit that allies have pledged at least 70 billion euros in military equipment, assistance, and training for this year and again for the next as they continue to push for peace.

The declaration also said European Allies and Canada now finance the vast majority of security assistance to Ukraine through bilateral and multilateral means, and it stressed that such support must be equitable, predictable, and sustainable in the long-term.

Zelenskyy argued at the Defense Industry Forum that “Ukraine’s presence in NATO would bring an extraordinary defensive capability,” linking the pledge to a broader push for Ukraine’s integration into NATO’s security community.

As NATO leaders closed out the two-day summit in Türkiye, Al Jazeera said the pledge came while United States President Donald Trump projected optimism about the prospects for a future peace deal and praised “progress” in the last couple of weeks.

Al Jazeera quoted Trump saying, “We’ve made a lot of progress in the last couple of weeks,” while Zelenskyy told the room, “We’re thankful, as always, for American support.”

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The Kyiv Independent reported that NATO leaders of its 32 member countries pledged 70 billion euros ($80 billion) in defense aid to Ukraine and committed to delivering the same in 2027, but it also said much of the pledged total would be drawn from existing commitments.

It cited an EU and a NATO diplomat saying allies would consider the 28.3 billion euros ($32.3 billion) scheduled to be given by Brussels to Kyiv for defense needs this year as part of the NATO pledge, making at least 40% not actually new money for Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent also noted that the NATO pledge to Ukraine was expressed in euros rather than U.S. dollars, and it said the summit’s conclusions contained references to “European allies and Canada” financing the vast majority of security assistance to Ukraine.

Beyond the financial pledge, Al Jazeera reported that Russian missile strikes on Kyiv on Wednesday killed at least three people and wounded 14, nine of whom were hospitalised, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko writing on Telegram.

“The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has closed out a two-day summit in Turkiye with a pledge of 70 billion euros ($80 billion) in assistance for Ukraine's fight against Russia, as United States President Donald Trump projects optimism about the prospects for a future peace deal”

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Al Jazeera also said Oleh Syniehubov, Kharkiv Governor, reported the number of wounded Ukrainians from Russian attacks on the Nemyshlianskyi district increased to 34, and it framed the attacks as underscoring Zelenskyy’s message in Ankara that more air defence is needed.

In the same reporting, Al Jazeera said Ukraine’s air force has not intercepted recent Russian missile launches, describing Ukraine’s “Achilles heel” as its inability to intercept aerial threats.

EFE’s account of the summit declaration emphasized that support for Ukraine must be equitable, predictable, and sustainable in the long-term, and it tied the pledge to maintaining a comparable level of support in 2027.

Al Jazeera added that NATO said the allies stand united in their unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, while Zelenskyy told Trump, “I’m sure you will do everything to stop this war,” as the summit’s commitments were set against ongoing attacks.