Stoltenberg wants Trump to secure Ukraine support with a new fund
While waiting for information on continued American support to Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg wants to guarantee Ukraine support of the equivalent of one thousand billion kroner over five years via a new fund, writes TT.
According to the proposal, the fund is to be financed by the member states in relation to their GDP. The idea is for the fund to secure support for Ukraine regardless of possible political shifts in individual countries, for example if Donald Trump were to win the presidential election in the United States this fall.
So far, however, it is unclear whether all countries can accept the plan. For example, the NATO country Hungary in the context of the EU has been strongly opposed to contributing to supporting Ukraine militarily.
According to the proposal, the fund is to be financed by the member states in relation to their GDP. The idea is for the fund to secure support for Ukraine regardless of possible political shifts in individual countries, for example if Donald Trump were to win the presidential election in the United States this fall.
So far, however, it is unclear whether all countries can accept the plan. For example, the NATO country Hungary in the context of the EU has been strongly opposed to contributing to supporting Ukraine militarily.
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Hungary can put a damper on Stoltenberg's fund
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg's proposal for a new fund to secure long-term support for Ukraine may run into obstacles, AFP reports. Hungary, one of the NATO countries closest to Russia, says in connection with the ongoing meeting of foreign ministers that it cannot support any proposal "that brings the alliance closer to war".
However, Stoltenberg's proposal was welcomed by Poland, Latvia and Canada, among others. One question is how the fund is to be financed. A proposal from Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna is that each NATO country contributes 0.25 percent of its GDP annually.
According to media reports, Stoltenberg's ambition is to put together a support package of one thousand billion kroner over five years, as a way of securing support even in the event of political power shifts in individual NATO countries.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg's proposal for a new fund to secure long-term support for Ukraine may run into obstacles, AFP reports. Hungary, one of the NATO countries closest to Russia, says in connection with the ongoing meeting of foreign ministers that it cannot support any proposal "that brings the alliance closer to war".
However, Stoltenberg's proposal was welcomed by Poland, Latvia and Canada, among others. One question is how the fund is to be financed. A proposal from Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna is that each NATO country contributes 0.25 percent of its GDP annually.
According to media reports, Stoltenberg's ambition is to put together a support package of one thousand billion kroner over five years, as a way of securing support even in the event of political power shifts in individual NATO countries.
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Poroshenko stands for election on Ukrainian war victory
Ukraine's former president Petro Poroshenko intends to try to regain the role the day the war with Russia ends. He says that to Al Jazeera, according to Sky.
- But first we need a victory.
The country was supposed to hold presidential elections this year but it will not happen, citing martial law imposed during the Russian invasion.
The pro-EU Poroshenko was president from 2014 to 2019. In the 2019 election, incumbent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won a landslide victory with 73 percent of the vote.
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Poroshenko stands for election on Ukrainian war victory
Ukraine's former president Petro Poroshenko intends to try to regain the role the day the war with Russia ends. He says that to Al Jazeera, according to Sky.
- But first we need a victory.
The country was supposed to hold presidential elections this year but it will not happen, citing martial law imposed during the Russian invasion.
The pro-EU Poroshenko was president from 2014 to 2019. In the 2019 election, incumbent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won a landslide victory with 73 percent of the vote.
live Sky News reports live
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