⚡️⚡️⚡BREAKING: Ukraine to ask for $20B to make Russia ‘burn’ -
@POLITICOEurope
Kyiv wants to raise the money by the NATO Ankara Summit, claiming otherwise Russia may regain the initiative.
The ask will be made June 18 at the
#RamsteinFormat meeting, with partners requested to contribute $2-6B each (as aid or loans). Funds should boost air defenses, drones, ammo, EW, long-range strikes, and Ukrainian production to intensify attacks on Russian logistics, refineries, and deep targets before Moscow adapts. This would bring total 2025 bilateral military aid near NATO’s $60B goal, on top of Ukraine’s already massive €85B defense budget (40% of GDP). Zelenskyy aims to maintain momentum.