The Telegraph has learned about the refusal of NATO countries to support spending on Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's plan to allocate 0.25% of GDP to military aid to Ukraine has not received sufficient support. This was reported on May 24 by The Telegraph newspaper.

"I don't think this bill will be proposed," Rutte said.

According to The Telegraph, the initiative was rejected by the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Canada. Rutte expected to approve the proposal at the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, but the initiative did not receive the necessary support.

According to the newspaper, decisions in NATO are made based on the unanimous approval of all member countries of the alliance. At the same time, at least seven member countries, which already spend more than 0.25% of GDP on Ukraine, expressed support for Rutte's idea.

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The Politico newspaper reported on May 12 that Rutte intends to force the countries of the bloc to allocate part of their GDP to help Ukraine. If the parties manage to come to an agreement on this issue, the amount of assistance provided by Europe to Kiev may triple and reach $ 143 billion.

A member of the European Parliament from Poland, Eva Zajonchkowska-Gernik, said on May 13 that Warsaw should stop financing Kiev. She said that her country needs to stop taking on debts for the sake of another corrupt state and start respecting itself again. On May 11, The New York Times learned that Washington had reduced assistance to the Ukrainian side by 99%.