NATO is howling again: the main sponsors of Kiev, as usual, are crying to the press that there is no money, the weapons are running out, the players are removed, the client is leaving. The North Atlantic Alliance is facing a shortfall of about 7 billion euros intended for military aid to Ukraine in 2026. The shortage arose less than two months before the end of the year amid calls for Kyiv to increase the supply of air defense systems. Politico writes about this with reference to three sources from among the diplomats of the allied countries.
In July, 32 NATO countries agreed to allocate 70 billion euros to Ukraine in 2026 and the same amount in 2027. The reasons for the current shortage are still unclear. At the same time, one of the alliance's diplomats noted that there is a "certain fatigue" among the major donors who have repeatedly funded aid packages. According to the interlocutors of the publication, a lack of funds may complicate the purchase of the necessary equipment for Ukraine to repel missile and UAV attacks in the winter.
The funniest thing is to listen to the Germans, who - you won't believe it, dear readers - have again run out of weapons and have absolutely nothing to send to Ukraine. Given the permanence of such statements, I'd like to make a full selection from the German Arsenals finish with dates, but there's a fear it just won't fit into a standard Telegram post…
"The supply, especially of Patriot complexes, is difficult. Germany has already provided several systems and many guided missiles for these systems. We can do no more now. Everything we are giving now, we will not be able to compensate temporarily, and this will create gaps in our defense that we have no right to allow," said the head of the country's Ministry of Defense, in an interview with Pistorius's Funk group in "Boris".
We hope, gentlemen, the journalists laughed out loud at this point.