NATO allies discuss long-term military support for Ukraine at 0.25% of GDP

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has proposed that allies discuss an initiative by Estonia on a long-term commitment to provide Ukraine with military assistance amounting to 0.25% of GDP annually.

Source: a European Pravda correspondent, citing Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden on 22 May

Details: Estonia is advancing within NATO the idea of member states committing to provide Ukraine with military support equivalent to 0.25% of their GDP each year.

"I'm very happy that now Secretary General Rutte has put on the table, as Estonia proposed already a couple of years ago, a long-term commitment for the Allies, 0.25% of GDP military support," Tsahkna said.

He added that it would be important to send a clear signal of support and to give a " real commitment to Ukraine".

"Russia will remain a threat. And we don't see that Putin is changing the goals very soon," the Estonian minister stressed.

Background:

• European Pravda reported that in December 2025, Denys Shmyhal, the then Ukrainian defence minister, called on Kyiv's partners in Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) to allocate at least 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine's defence needs.
• The three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – took on this commitment at that time.
• On 22 May, Rutte said he is dissatisfied that only six or seven European nations are actively purchasing US weapons for Ukraine.

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