NATO 's secretary general announced on Wednesday a "multi-year financial framework" to support Ukraine, without revealing the amount, so that the invaded country depends "less on voluntary contributions and there is a commitment" from the Atlantic Alliance.
The countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) "will discuss how NATO can take more responsibility for coordinating the acquisition of military equipment with a multi-year financial framework," announced Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference at the organization's headquarters in Brussels.
On Tuesday, several international media outlets, including Reuters and AFP, revealed a package of 107 billion dollars (around 100 billion euros) to support Ukraine over five years.
Asked about the figure, the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance preferred not to comment on the figure, which is attributed to diplomatic sources by news agencies.
Jens Stoltenberg said he expected "a consensus" on this multi-year financial framework by the time of the Washington summit in July.
"Ukraine has urgent needs and any delay in providing support has consequences on the battlefield, we need to change our dynamic, with stable and viable assistance, so that we depend less on voluntary contributions and so that there is a commitment from NATO," he explained.
Addressing the Russian President, Jens Stoltenberg said that Vladimir Putin "has to realize that he can't win, that they can't kick us out".
The leader wants a "stronger role" for NATO in "coordinating and providing support" to Ukraine, to try to end the war. All without putting any NATO military personnel at risk, Stoltenberg assured.
In practical terms, the organization intends, in addition to buying material, to directly coordinate the training of Ukrainian soldiers and Ukrainian operations.
"All allies have agreed to move forward in planning for a greater role for NATO in coordinating security assistance and training," announced Jens Stoltenberg.
For Russia, this is a return to another era: "The North Atlantic bloc has returned to the Cold War. Its documents have declared our country to be the most significant direct threat," reacted Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.
ZAP // Lusa
