21:45 30 июн
Italy, in the process of preparing NATO members for the summit in Ankara, opposed fixing the alliance's long-term commitments for military aid to Kyiv for 2027, the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports, citing sources in diplomatic circles.
On Tuesday, a meeting of representatives from NATO member states was held in Brussels, where the draft final declaration of the summit, scheduled for July 7-8, was discussed. The alliance countries were able to agree on allocating 70 billion euros for military support to Kyiv in 2026, but due to disagreements, they failed to agree on similar commitments for 2027.
As noted in the publication's article, the draft document was supposed to include a point on the allies' confirmation of commitments to maintain a comparable level of military aid to Kyiv in 2027. It was not possible to agree on these commitments due to Italy's position.
The United States, meanwhile, blocked the inclusion in the draft declaration of the Ankara summit of wording about the inextricable link between the security of Ukraine and Europe.
The next round of negotiations among representatives of NATO member states on the draft document is planned for Thursday.
