NATO's financial assistance to Ukraine exceeds $190Bln in 3 years
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Between February 2022 and mid-January this year, Ukraine received a total of $191.2 billion from 32 NATO countries.
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Ukrainian soldiers from the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade prepare to fire a multiple-launch rocket system based on a pickup truck towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 5, 2024. (AP)
Based on data from the Ukrainian Finance Ministry, Germany's Kiel University, and publicly available sources, NATO countries have provided Ukraine with over $190 billion in the past three years, with more than half of this amount coming from the United States, according to calculations by RIA Novosti.
From February 2022 to mid-January this year, 32 NATO countries collectively provided $191.2 billion to Ukraine. According to the data, this included $43.3 billion for social spending, $13.4 billion in humanitarian aid, and $133.4 billion for arms.
The US contributed approximately 54% of all aid to Kiev, amounting to $103.8 billion. This included $68.9 billion for arms, $3.7 billion for humanitarian aid, and $31.2 billion for Ukraine's budget, establishing the US as the main supplier in these areas and the largest donor to Ukraine’s budget, according to the statistics.
Germany's contribution amounted to $17 billion, representing 8.9% of all aid provided by NATO countries, while the United Kingdom contributed $14.8 billion, or 7.7%.
Each of the remaining countries contributed less than 5% of the total aid. Among the top 10 largest donors were Canada, with $8.3 billion, Denmark at $7.95 billion, the Netherlands with $7.5 billion, Sweden at $5.3 billion, France contributing $4.8 billion, Poland with $3.9 billion, and Norway at $3 billion, according to the data.
The remaining 22 countries contributed a total of $14.8 billion, accounting for just 7.7% of all NATO funding, according to the data.
NATO chief says Europeans will pay for US weapons sent to Ukraine
On a related note, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged the United States to maintain its military support for Ukraine while emphasizing that Europe is prepared to shoulder the financial burden.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Rutte highlighted the necessity for NATO to invest more in defense, enhance industrial defense production, and take on a larger share of the costs associated with aiding Ukraine.
"On Ukraine, we need the US also to stay involved," Rutte stated.
"If this new Trump administration is willing to keep on supplying Ukraine from its defense industrial base, the bill will be paid by the Europeans, I'm absolutely convinced of this, we have to be willing to do that," he stressed.
Rutte's remarks came after US President Donald Trump asserted earlier this week that the European Union should increase its support for Ukraine.
At Davos, Rutte underscored the importance of preventing a Russian victory, warning that it could result in Russian President Vladimir Putin "high-fiving" the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and China.
"We really have to step up and not scale back our support for Ukraine," the NATO chief underlined, cautioning that "the frontline is moving in the wrong direction."
