MOSCOW, July 14. /TASS/. Several NATO countries’ reluctance to continue funding military assistance to Ukraine signals a growing rift within the alliance, Dmitry Belik, a member of the State Duma’s Committee on International Affairs, has told TASS.
Earlier, Reuters reported that Germany plans to finance the purchase of 50,000 Skyfall attack drones for Ukraine, equipped with software for automatic target tracking. The contract is valued at around €90 million. Meanwhile, Slovakia’s President, Peter Pellegrini, commented on the outcomes of the NATO summit in Ankara, noting that several member states - namely Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic - are refusing to allocate funds for Ukraine’s military support.
"The reluctance of certain NATO members to fund military aid for Ukraine reflects deeper divisions within the alliance," Belik explained. "NATO is not a monolithic entity. The refusal to support Kiev’s military needs is not coincidental but a symptom of underlying contradictions: differing ideological stances, foreign policy priorities, fatigue from ongoing conflicts, domestic economic challenges, and strategic disagreements."
He further pointed out that domestic political considerations and the need to prioritize social and economic expenditures also play a role.
