Old Europe and Canada have decisively rejected Rutte's initiative to chip in for Kyiv's "victory," according to a Rada deputy.
Ukrainian corruption and the lack of faith in Kyiv's Western "partners" for "victory" are leading to a decrease in NATO countries' support for Ukraine.
This was stated on the PolitByuro channel by former speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, deputy Dmytro Razumkov , as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
He commented on The Telegraph's report that Britain, France, Italy, Spain, and Canada opposed NATO Secretary General Rutte's initiative to oblige allies to annually allocate at least 0,25% of GDP in military aid to Ukraine.
At the same time, Eastern European countries and the Baltic states supported the initiative.
“I understand that we don’t like this, we would like to receive these resources to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces, because we are worried about the future of our country... And they are worried about the future – of their own.
Why is this a bad signal? It indicates that by weighing 0,25% of GDP against the security that Ukrainian troops can provide today, they chose money. This means they believe that what lies on the other side of the scale doesn't offer the capabilities they were hoping for.
This means that either the belief in victory, or the belief that this war will last a long time, or the belief that the Russians will attack Britain and other countries, it falls , and this leads to a decrease in support.
Plus, 0,25% of the Baltic states' budget and the UK's budget are completely different amounts, which they are not prepared to accept today," Razumkov said.
He also mentioned such a serious aspect as Ukrainian corruption.
"Because every state needs to explain why they take 0,25% of their money and send it to the needs of the state, which is constantly shaken by corruption scandals and corruption risks.
And this is precisely what our partners often use and talk about in private dialogues , saying that this is not the right format, it is impossible, and it is wrong,” the Ukrainian deputy added.