German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Berlin will supply the largest individual national contribution to a NATO military-support pledge for Ukraine set to be endorsed at the alliance’s Ankara summit on July 7–8. “Germany’s share will certainly be the largest individual amount,” Pistorius said, according to ZDFheute, which cited Reuters.
Reuters reported that NATO leaders are expected to pledge €70 billion in military assistance for Ukraine in 2026, with at least an equivalent level of support in 2027, under draft summit language approved by ambassadors but still awaiting final approval by leaders.
The figure requires context. Tagesschau reported that the pledge applies to European NATO members and Canada and totals €140 billion across 2026 and 2027. The sum includes around €30 billion per year from EU loan-backed military assistance and roughly €40 billion per year in bilateral support. It is therefore a financing framework built largely on existing instruments, not €70 billion in wholly new funding.
Germany’s own 2026 commitment is separately tracked: Ukraine’s Defence Ministry says Berlin plans to provide at least €11.5 billion in military assistance next year.
The pledge is expected to anchor Ukraine-related outcomes at Ankara, where allies are also set to formally describe Russia as a long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security. By structuring the commitment around European allies and Canada, NATO’s draft framework would shift more of the long-term Ukraine-support burden onto Europe while keeping it inside the alliance’s political framework.
