{"id":1403146,"date":"2026-07-07T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1403146"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:31:39","slug":"european-nato-allies-to-provide-additional-70-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine-in-2026-2027-merz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/european-nato-allies-to-provide-additional-70-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine-in-2026-2027-merz\/","title":{"rendered":"European NATO Allies to Provide Additional \u20ac70 Billion in Aid to Ukraine in 2026\u20132027 \u2014 Merz"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>European NATO allies will provide Ukraine with an additional \u20ac70 billion in military and financial assistance during 2026\u20132027 under a German-led initiative, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;At Germany&#8217;s initiative, we aim to reach an agreement on new additional funding for Ukraine. In 2026 and 2027, European allies will provide another \u20ac70 billion,&#8221; Merz said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He noted that Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine will be one of the central topics of the NATO summit and expressed hope that the meeting would mark the beginning of the &#8220;Spirit of Ankara,&#8221; strengthening Allied unity and increasing pressure on Russia.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I would like us to jointly create the Spirit of Ankara. This summit should send a clear signal: we are building a more European NATO so that NATO can remain transatlantic,&#8221; Merz said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The German chancellor also expressed hope that the summit would become a turning point in the war.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The Kremlin must gradually realize that Russia cannot win this war and will not achieve its military objectives,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Merz stressed the importance of preserving the unity demonstrated by allies during the G7 Summit in \u00c9vian, where leaders, together with U.S. President Donald Trump, called on Moscow to end the war.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;We also want to strengthen the unity we achieved at the G7 Summit in \u00c9vian. Together with President Trump, we made it very clear that Moscow must end this war. That decision depends on Moscow. This is our shared conviction,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The chancellor also warned that Russia continues to pose a serious threat to European security.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Russia remains a serious threat. Every day Moscow tests our resolve through cyberattacks, sabotage, espionage attempts and targeted disinformation,&#8221; Merz said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-announces-arrival-of-major-canadian-air-defense-package\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-announces-arrival-of-major-canadian-air-defense-package\/\">Zelenskyy Announces Arrival of Major Canadian Air Defense Package, As Carney Approves 900 Million Aid Package for Ukraine<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European NATO allies will provide Ukraine with an additional \u20ac70 billion in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1270757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[72946,76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1403146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-ukraine-nato","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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