NATO countries failed to agree on long-term commitments for military aid to Kyiv for 2027 during preparations for the alliance's summit in Turkey, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The NATO summit will be held on July 7-8 in Ankara. As part of the preparations, a meeting of representatives of the alliance member countries took place in Brussels on Tuesday. The meeting discussed the draft final declaration of the upcoming summit, including issues related to Ukraine.
"Resistance to the second part of the commitment regarding the sustainability of aid to Kyiv still persists. The draft declaration was supposed to state that allies confirm their commitments to continue providing aid in 2027 at a volume at least comparable to the current level," the publication wrote, citing sources in diplomatic circles.
NATO countries agreed in 2026 to allocate 70 billion euros for military support to Ukraine. However, due to disagreements between the parties, they failed to reach a common agreement on similar commitments for 2027.
According to the newspaper, Italy opposed the inclusion of such a commitment in the document. The United States blocked the inclusion of formulations about the "indissoluble link" between Ukraine and European security in the draft final declaration of the summit.
According to FAZ, as a result, only a brief formulation remained in the draft document: "Ukraine contributes to transatlantic security."
The next round of negotiations of NATO countries' representatives to discuss the draft declaration is scheduled for Thursday.