NATO has approved a plan to expand its support to Ukraine, but it will not be €40B annually.

According to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the plan envisages the Alliance assuming the international coordination of the supply of weapons and training for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. NATO leaders will begin this work at the Washington Summit in July.

NATO will oversee the training of Ukrainian soldiers at NATO training bases, support Ukraine through its planning and coordination of contributions, and manage the transfer and repair of equipment.

The headquarters for coordinating assistance to Kyiv will be in Wiesbaden (Germany), where a US military base is located. In addition, there are plans for logistics hubs to be created in the eastern part of the Alliance. Almost 700 military personnel from NATO member countries and partners will be involved in these events.

However, the defense ministers from NATO countries did not agree on the proposed financing plan for Ukraine, which would provide continued allocation of €40B in annual aid. NATO members will continue to discuss this issue before the summit in Washington.