Servicemen of Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade. Photo: Getty Images

The UK, France, Spain, Italy and Canada have blocked a proposal by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for Alliance members to allocate 0.25% of their GDP to military assistance for Ukraine.

Source: The Telegraph, citing NATO sources

Details: Rutte acknowledged that his initiative would not move forward due to the lack of unanimous support among allies. He had hoped the plan would be approved at the upcoming Alliance summit in Ankara.

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