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NATO members agree €40 billion financial pledge for Ukraine – diplomat

By Thomson Reuters Jul 3, 2024 | 4:48 AM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43.05 billion) next year, a Western European diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday, one week before the alliance’s leaders are set to meet in Washington.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg had asked member states to keep up military aid for Ukraine at the same level as in the years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, adding up to some 40 billion euros ($43 billion) per year.

NATO leaders will sign off on the pledge next week in Washington.

($1 = 0.9292 euros)

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)