{"id":383,"date":"2026-05-22T05:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=383"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:06:51","slug":"nato-descends-into-circular-firing-squad-as-members-fight-over-ukraine-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=383","title":{"rendered":"NATO Descends Into Circular Firing Squad As Members Fight Over Ukraine Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>NATO\u2019s top official said that many allies are not providing enough financial support to Ukraine as the U.S. prepares possible changes to its military commitments in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=381\">Republican Defies Trump, Joins Democrat To Kill Weaponization Victim Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that support for Ukraine is \u201cnot evenly distributed\u201d across the alliance during a meeting with Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. His comments come as the U.S. announces steps to shift away from Europe\u2019s reliance on American military might to uphold the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is that it [support for Ukraine] is not evenly distributed now within NATO,\u201d Rutte said during his speech. \u201cSo there are is a limited amount of countries, including Sweden, which is really punching above its weight when it comes to the support for Ukraine and other countries like Canada and Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway, and also a couple of others.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: Zelenskyy\u2019s Former No. 2 Reportedly Hit With Money Laundering Charges)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The war has also fueled repeated fights in Washington over how long U.S. taxpayers should continue funding Ukraine\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans deserve to know \u2018where their billions in aid to Ukraine went and what they\u2019re funding there now,&#8217;\u201d Sen. Josh Hawley said on Feb. 21, 2025, while reintroducing the . The bill has not passed Congress.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has made his disappointment with NATO clear, and he has consistently said that Europe must take greater responsibility for its own defense. Through his America First approach, the President has effectively restored our country\u2019s standing on the world stage, including by securing a historic five percent defense spending pledge by NATO allies,\u201d White House principal deputy press secretary Anna Kelly told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cHe will always ensure that international agreements are mutually beneficial for the United States and will never allow our country to be treated unfairly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The United States remained NATO\u2019s dominant defense spender at an estimated $980 billion in 2025, compared with $92.8 billion for the United Kingdom and $68.9 billion for France, while the smallest spenders included Montenegro at $188 million, North Macedonia at $402 million and Albania at $570 million, according to .<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>NATO and the Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Simply Not Healthy\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>The prime minister of Sweden agreed with the NATO secretary-general and said that other European nations need to step up and provide financial support for Ukraine rather than just verbal support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I really would like more countries that speak so extremely well about Ukraine to also put the money where the mouth is,\u201d Kristersson said during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=379\">Woman At Center Of Minnesota\u2019s Feeding Our Future Fraud Scandal Sentenced To 41.5 Years In Prison<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Russia-Ukraine war began on Feb. 24, 2022, and has yet to conclude.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Russia-Ukraine war began, nations in the European Union have provided over $230 billion in total aid, which includes military equipment and humanitarian assistance, according to the Council of the European Union and the European Council.<\/p>\n<p>The United States committed more than $66.1 billion in defense articles and services to Ukraine from February 2022 through December 2025 through Presidential Drawdown Authority, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and Foreign Military Financing, according to Ukraine Oversight, the U.S. government\u2019s oversight site for the Ukraine response.<\/p>\n<p>Congress has committed at least $188 billion in total aid assistance to Ukraine, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there also many [EU Nations] not spending enough when it comes to the support for Ukraine,\u201d Rutte said during his speech. \u201cThis is our major proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rutte said that NATO\u2019s overreliance on one ally, the United States, is \u201csimply not healthy\u201d for the alliance. Rutte also downplayed the significance of the U.S. troop rotations cycling out of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance said a recent drawdown in Poland was \u201cnot a reduction\u201d but a \u201cstandard delay in rotation,\u201d according to The Associated Press and Stars and Stripes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rotational forces involved in the announcements do not have an impact on NATO\u2019s defence plans,\u201d Rutte said.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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