NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has proposed that Alliance members begin allocating 0.25% of their GDP to Ukraine annually. However, several countries have already voiced opposition to the initiative, APA reports citing Politico.
Two diplomats told the outlet that the NATO chief presented the proposal during a closed-door meeting of Alliance ambassadors at the end of last month.
Politico calculated that, based on NATO’s own estimate of the Alliance’s combined GDP, the proposal would amount to annual support for Ukraine totaling $143 billion.
According to the sources, Rutte’s proposal was partly a response to frustration among some member states that believe they are doing far more for Ukraine than other NATO allies.
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