NATO summit will see allies commit to more assistance for Ukraine, says Rutte

NATO summit will see allies commit to more assistance for Ukraine, says Rutte
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that ‘allies will ⁠commit to providing sustainable and predictable, long-term security assistance for ⁠Ukraine.’ (Reuters)
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Updated 01 July 2026 13:45
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NATO summit will see allies commit to more assistance for Ukraine, says Rutte

NATO summit will see allies commit to more assistance for Ukraine, says Rutte
  • Mark Rutte: ‘Allies will ⁠commit to providing sustainable and predictable, long-term security assistance for ⁠Ukraine’

BERLIN: A NATO summit next week in Turkiye will see NATO allies commit to providing sustainable, long-term security assistance ‌for Ukraine, ‌said NATO ‌Secretary ⁠General Mark Rutte.
“Allies will ⁠commit to providing sustainable and predictable, long-term security assistance for ⁠Ukraine,” said Rutte, at ‌a ‌news conference ‌held alongside German ‌Chancellor Friedrich Merz and German defense minister Boris Pistorius.
Rutte ‌added that NATO’s message to ⁠the ⁠defense industry was to “scale up” and that next week’s summit would focus on turning extra spending into combat-ready capabilities.