NATO sends major signal to Russia with $1bn ‘pledge’ | World | News

NATO countries have reportedly pledged to spend at least $1billion per month on American weapons and ammunitions for Ukraine starting next month. Peace hopes for Ukraine were quickly shattered on Tuesday, after Russian leader Vladimir Putin met a US delegation to discuss the latest iteration of Donald Trump’s peace deal. 

Following the five-hour long meeting, including US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr Trump’s son-in-law Jared Jushner, the Kremlin warned a compromised was yet to be found. Putin’s foreign policy adviser said “there’s still a lot of work to be done” before another meeting between the Russian leader and Mr Trump can be arranged.

On Wednesday morning, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it would be wrong to say the Kremlin had rejected the US-proposed plan that was discussed yesterday, but said he had pushed back on some of the proposals included in Mr Trump’s draft.

Just hours later, as NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels, German news outlet Der Spiegel reported NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte now wants the alliance to start regularly purchasing billions of dollars worth of US weapons for Ukraine.

The publication said that, starting in 2026, Mr Rutte’s plan would see NATO members purchasing at least $1bn (£75m) every month on American weapons and ammunition for the war-torn nation.

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