NATO members have provided Ukraine with US$20bn in military aid in 2025, secretary general says

During the first three months of 2025, NATO member states have provided Ukraine with military assistance totalling more than US$20 billion.

Source: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a media briefing ahead of a North Atlantic Council meeting at foreign minister level in Brussels on 3 April

Details: Rutte reiterated that NATO Allies have provided Ukraine with more than US$20 billion in the first three months of this year.

Quote: "We have seen the latest numbers coming in that overall, NATO Allies have provided in the first three months over US$20 billion in support to Ukraine to make sure they can stay in the fight as long as it continues."

Details: Addressing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Rutte thanked him for his "tireless diplomacy". 

"Over the last couple of months, you have travelled the whole world. I also want to thank you for what you did before as a senator supporting NATO, and we will have a lot to discuss over the coming two days," he said.  

Regarding Ukraine, Rutte said that US President Donald Trump and his team "broke the deadlock".

"You started a process of negotiations with our full support to bring the Ukraine war to a lasting and durable peace. And in the meantime, the Europeans are stepping up and providing a lot of military support to Ukraine," Rutte said.  

Background:

• Earlier in the day, Rutte said the Russian threat to NATO territory will not disappear after peace is made with Ukraine.
• The day before, the NATO secretary general commented for the first time on the leak of a Pentagon memo that revealed the US would not defend Europe.
• Rutte also predicted that NATO members' defence spending requirements will increase by more than 1.5 times.

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