NATO chief says he gets why US reduced army assistance to Ukraine
(MENAFN) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said he "totally understands" Washington’s decision to prioritize its national interests by reducing military aid to Ukraine, but emphasized that Europe cannot sustain Kiev’s war effort without continued American backing.
In a Wednesday interview, Rutte responded to reports that the United States has significantly reduced its military support to Ukraine, pausing shipments of key supplies like missiles, artillery rounds, and air defense ammunition.
“I totally understand that the US always has to make sure that their own interests are covered,” Rutte said, adding that a degree of “flexibility” is necessary in handling the situation.
He stressed the immediate importance of ongoing international support for Ukraine: “In the short term, Ukraine cannot do without all the support it can get when it comes to ammunition and to air defense systems,” Rutte stated.
Commenting on the U.S. policy shift, Washington’s envoy to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, explained that the aid reduction is consistent with President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
“This is what ‘America first’ looks like,” Whitaker said in the interview, adding that the Pentagon must “make sure that the US has the strategic defense capabilities necessary to project power.”
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