25 Aug, 2025 11:44
NATO to send Kiev another $50bn in military aid – official
The bloc plans to match last year’s support to Ukraine despite Russia’s warnings that it only prolongs the conflict
NATO intends to spend another $50 billion on military aid for Ukraine and match its contributions from last year, a senior official has told Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper.
The bloc’s Military Committee Chairman Giuseppe Cavo Dragonestated that NATO has already provided more than $33 billion since Januaryand plans to raise the total to $50 billion by the end of the year.
Asked about the alliance’s stance as Washington and Moscow pursue peace efforts,Dragone said NATO would “continue military assistance and even increase it,” accusing Russia of “stalling”dialogue.
He also expressed hope that Western sanctions, which he described as aimed at “increasing internal tensions” against Russian President Vladimir Putin, would be tightened.
At the same time, Dragone dismissed speculation that NATO could deploy troops to Ukraine, an idea floated by members such as France and the UK.
He stressed that “we have not spoken about this at all in NATO, we have not even mentioned it,” adding that such proposals were “at least premature” and remained “in their infancy.”
(On Bannon Ben Harnwell said since the U.S. will not join the NATO countries, the broke EU countries won’t do it. Plus they cannot stand up an article 5 protection for Ukraine so they can’t do it. All of this shit is smoke and mirrors. Rutte head of NATO pushed for war on Russia, he’s trying to manipulate Trump. Trump knows what they are doing.)
His remarks come after a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which was followed within days by talks between Trump and Vladimir Zelensky as well as other European leaders at the White House.
Trump hailed the meetings as productive, and the White House said there was “light at the end of the tunnel.” Moscow has indicated it is open to negotiations and has welcomed Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict by addressing its root causes.
Russia has repeatedly condemned NATO arms deliveries, arguing they only prolong the conflict.Officials in Moscow have questioned whether Kiev and its European backers are genuinely committed to peace, pointing out thatZelensky has rejected most of Trump’s proposalsand continues to insist on reclaiming Crimea and other former Ukrainian territories.
Moscow has also criticized European NATO members for trying to sideline Russia in the negotiations while focusing instead on security guarantees for Kiev, which Russia has branded an illegitimate and “openly neo-Nazi” regime.
(NATO protects only NATO countries, Ukraine is not in NATO. US will never join this regime to destroy Russia, so NATO can’t be involved. It’s against the articles. Many NATO countries want nothing to do with security guarantees or potential war with Russia. The whole summit at the WH was to confirm what Trump knew. They will never seek peace with Russia.)
https://www.rt.com/russia/623502-nato-ukraine-military-aid/