NATO leaders are expected to reaffirm an “ironclad commitment” to collective defence and endorse €70 billion ($80 billion) in military support for Ukraine in 2026 under draft summit language approved by alliance ambassadors, Reuters reported on 3 July.
The text is expected to be adopted at the Ankara summit on 7–8 July. It restates Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, under which an attack on one NATO ally is treated as an attack on all, and names Russia as a persistent threat to Euro-Atlantic security.
The draft also says allies will provide at least equivalent levels of military support to Ukraine in 2027. That would turn the pledge into a two-year political signal at a time when Russia is intensifying missile-and-drone attacks and Ukraine is pressing for more air defence.
The funding architecture remains politically sensitive. Reuters has reported that the summit is intended to smooth tensions with US President Donald Trump over burden-sharing, European defence responsibility and Washington’s role in European security. NATO is also under pressure to translate higher defence budgets into actual weapons, ammunition and air-defence capacity.
The draft does not settle how the burden will be divided among allies, or how quickly support will reach Ukraine. But it shows NATO trying to lock in two commitments before leaders arrive in Ankara: collective defence for the alliance and sustained military aid for Ukraine.
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