Pay 0.25% or Explain Why Not: NATO’s Ukraine Fight Is Turning Inward
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is pushing a simple but politically loaded idea: every NATO ally should dedicate 0.25% of its GDP each year to military aid for… 
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is pushing a simple but politically loaded idea: every NATO ally should dedicate 0.25% of its GDP each year to military aid for Ukraine.
At first glance, the proposal looks modest. In reality, it could reshape how the Alliance supports Kyiv by turning a patchwork of voluntary contributions into a more structured and predictable system. It also touches a sensitive nerve inside NATO, where frustration has been building over the uneven distribution of support.
Rutte raised the idea during a closed-door meeting with NATO ambassadors in late April. The logic behind it is straightforward. Some allies want support for Ukraine…
