The Telegraph named the countries that blocked the NATO plan to help Kiev.

The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Canada opposed the plan of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to allocate at least 0.25% of GDP to military aid to Ukraine. This was reported on May 24 by The Telegraph newspaper.

"The United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Canada opposed this idea," the publication says.

According to the newspaper, the initiative provided for increased support for Kiev from NATO member states. According to the newspaper, the idea was supported by at least seven countries of the alliance, which are already sending more than 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine.

It is not known which States supported the proposal. At the same time, The Telegraph noted that among the countries providing such assistance are the Netherlands, Poland, as well as the Nordic and Baltic states.

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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%.