NATO has said its pledge for tens of billions of dollars in security aid for Ukraine will be fulfilled by the end of 2025.
The alliance announced on Wednesday that 40 billion euros ($41.6 billion) which had been agreed by the bloc's 32 members during its Washington, D.C. summit last July would be sent to Kyiv this year.
Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian presidential office for comment.
Why it matters
Amid doubts about continuing U.S. assistance for Ukraine under the Trump administration, the alliance's commitment comes at an important time for Kyiv as the war started by Vladimir Putin enters its fourth year.
What to know
NATO Deputy secretary-general Radmila Shekerinska discussed the alliance's commitment to Kyiv at a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Brussels attended by Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna.
Stefanishyna also met with NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte and they discussed the situation on the front lines, Ukraine's reform efforts, and continued NATO support for Ukraine's defense, the alliance said in a press release.
Shekerinska said that allies were on track to deliver on the pledge at the Washington Summit of delivering 40 billion euro ($41.6 billion) in security assistance.
Rutte last week pledged to maintain NATO support for Kyiv and increase Europe's share of alliance spending. Last week, he said that the U.S. should continue supplying weapons to Ukraine, and that Europe would pay the bill.
Rutte has warned alliance members that if the Russian invasion of Ukraine is allowed to succeed, the cost of reestablishing NATO's international credibility would be measured in the trillions, not billions, of dollars.
Emphasizing the economic argument for helping Ukraine, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the secretary-general said that if Ukraine lost the war, the cost of restoring NATO's deterrence could cost trillions of dollars.
Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO members for not spending enough on their military and for relying too much on the U.S. which has the world's biggest defense budget.
While the future of U.S. military aid remains uncertain under Trump Ukraine continues to prioritize joining NATO as an essential security guarantee.
What people are saying
NATO said in a press statement: "Allies are on track to deliver on the pledge made at the Washington summit."
What happens next
NATO's reiterating its financial pledge for Ukraine will be welcomed by Kyiv. It comes as debate continues around the alliance's burden-sharing and the future of European defense which got a boost when Baltic members Lithuania and Estonia announced they would allocate at least 5 percent of their GDP on their militaries.