NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte asked this Thursday (23) that the United States continue to supply Ukraine and said that Europe would pay the bill.
Speaking at an event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the NATO chief said the alliance needs to invest more in defense, increase defense industrial production and take on a greater share of spending on aid to Ukraine.
“With regard to Ukraine, we need the United States to also remain involved,” Rutte said.
“If this new Trump administration is willing to continue supplying Ukraine with its defense industrial base, the bill will be paid by the Europeans, I am absolutely convinced of that, we have to be willing to do that,” he added.
The secretary-general’s comments came after US President Donald Trump said earlier this week that the European Union should be doing more to support Ukraine.
In Davos, Secretary-General also declared that it is vital that Russia does not win, as this could cause Russian President Vladimir Putin to give a nod to the leaders of North Korea and China.
“We really have to step up and not scale back our support for Ukraine,” the NATO chief said.
“The front line is moving in the wrong direction,” he added.
This content was originally published in NATO says Europe will finance US weapons for Ukraine on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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