The leaders of the allied countries reiterated on Wednesday 8 July their unwavering support for Ukraine, “which contributes to transatlantic security and defends its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity”.
In the one-page joint declaration they adopted at the Ankara Summit, the European and Canadian Allies commit to allocating in 2026 “€70 billion in military equipment, assistance and training for Ukraine”. These funds include the EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine, whose military component amounts to €60 million for 2026-2027.
“[The Allies] affirm their sovereign commitments to sustaining at least equivalent levels in 2027”, the declaration adds, recalling that the European Allies and Canada now finance the majority of the security assistance provided to Ukraine, on a bilateral or multilateral basis.
This support must “be equitable”, the Allies stress, specifying that the aid must be predictable and long-term.
On Wednesday, a NATO source had explained that there was a “rare window of opportunity of six to nine months during which Ukraine can continue its recovery (on the ground), provided it has adequate resources”. “Ukraine believes that Russia could catch up its lag in terms of innovation and mobilisation if it does not receive the necessary support”, the source had specified.
Ukraine’s priority needs concern robust air defence, drones suited to the front, long-range artillery ammunition, but also elements of electronic warfare.
On Wednesday, ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump announced that his country was going to “give” Kyiv a licence to manufacture Patriot anti-aircraft systems. “That is pretty cool. That way, you will not be able to complain that we are not giving them enough”, he said. He also added: “We have not informed the company yet, but that will be sorted out”. The day before, Volodymyr Zelensky had called on the Allies to help his country in its efforts to obtain such authorisation (see EUROPE 13904/4).
Ukraine currently benefits from Patriots via the PURL initiative, launched a little under a year ago. Since its launch, the initiative has raised $6 billion. 26 European Allies, Canada, and three partner countries (Australia, New Zealand, and Japan) have taken part. “PURL remains an absolute funding priority for the moment, because it is currently the main source for a large share of Ukraine’s air defence capabilities, as well as the ammunition necessary for its advance on the front”, the NATO source said. The source added that 70% of the second- and third-generation PAC2 and PAC3 ammunition that Ukraine needed for its Patriot systems had been provided through PURL.
Beyond PURL, NATO has implemented several support funds for Ukraine. The NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine Programme trust fund (NSATU trust fund), which enables Kyiv to rapidly to acquire the equipment they urgently need for the armed forces, has received €225 million in donations, of which more than €194 million has been approved to finance around 40 projects.
In addition, in June 2026, the Allies paid more than €1.4 billion into the Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) emergency trust fund, a programme providing urgent short-term non-lethal support and long-term assistance to strengthen its defence and security sector.
At the end of the Ankara Summit, French President Emmanuel Macron said that it was necessary to “continue being more innovative”, adding that this would be discussed at the meeting of the coalition of the willing on 13 July in Paris. “In particular, we want to mobilise several manufacturers from several countries on anti-ballistic defence”, Mr Macron added, specifying that this was an essential issue for Ukraine’s security.
Moreover, the Ankara declaration makes no reference to any future for Ukraine within NATO. The day before, however, Mr Zelensky had argued for his country’s accession to the Alliance (see EUROPE 13904/4).
See the Summit declaration: https://aeur.eu/f/ms5 (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)