Ukraine to supply Europe with large amounts of weapons after war - US ambassador to NATO
Ukraine will become a major supplier of military equipment to European countries after the war with Russia, states US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker.
According to the diplomat, planning for Ukraine’s post-war recovery and economy should start today.
“They're certainly going to be a large provider of military equipment to Europe as they sped this 5% that they all agreed to,” Whitaker said.
The ambassador also added that Ukraine will receive significant financial support, mostly from Europe, to help rebuild the country after the war.
Increase in defense spending
In December 2024, Donald Trump stated that the US could leave NATO if European countries did not raise their defense spending from the then-current 2% to 5% of GDP.
At the NATO summit in The Hague in June, member states agreed to increase defense budgets to 5% of GDP over the next ten years.
Earlier, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that global defense spending reached record levels last year, the highest since the Cold War.
