The move is aimed at showing Trump that allies have fully taken over the financing of Ukraine's fight against Russia as US backing stopped.

The move is aimed at showing Trump that allies have fully taken over the financing of Ukraine's fight against Russia as US backing stopped.

Donald Trump will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies during the first-ever NATO summit in Turkey this week.

The NATO summit comes a year after members pledged to ramp up defence spending to five per cent of GDP under pressure from Donald Trump.