The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pledged €70 billion for Ukraine in 2026, putting allied financing in focus as Washington’s strategy urges partners to spend more on defense and expand access for U.S. forces.
The July 8, 2026, Ankara declaration says the pledge covers military equipment, assistance and training. It sets a floor for 2027: allies said they would maintain Ukraine support at no less than the 2026 level. The declaration credits European allies and Canada with providing most of Ukraine’s security assistance through bilateral and multilateral channels.
NATO’s figures also show allied money funding purchases from U.S. suppliers. By June 2026, members had committed more than $6 billion for U.S.-sourced equipment under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, with deliveries in progress, the alliance said.
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy identifies deterring conflict over Taiwan as a priority and says Washington opposes unilateral changes to the Taiwan Strait’s status quo. It also urges allies to increase defense spending and provide greater access for U.S. forces.
At NATO’s 2025 summit in The Hague, members set a goal for annual defense and security-related spending equal to 5% of GDP by 2035. At least 3.5% is for core defense, while up to 1.5% may go to related investments.
The current commitments provide context for a warning Noah Smith made before the 2024 U.S. election. In an Oct. 19, 2024, Noahpinion essay, Smith argued that a second Trump administration might leave U.S. partners in Europe and Asia without American support. That was his opinion about a possible future, not an announcement of government policy.
Smith also connected security policy with industrial capacity. The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act appropriated $39 billion for domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity and $11 billion for next-generation semiconductor research and development. A 2025 reconciliation law later terminated or restricted selected Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, including changes to the advanced manufacturing production credit.
The €70 billion remains a 2026 pledge; NATO separately reported that deliveries of U.S.-sourced equipment were underway. The next Ukraine support benchmark is 2027, followed by the alliance’s 2035 spending target.
