Member States at the upcoming NATO summit will not affect the possible membership of Ukraine, but will discuss the expenses of the country's support for the inclusion of 5% of GDP in terms of the targeted index of defense expenditures.Bloomberg,.
It is noted that NATO aims to spend at least 5% of GDP on defense, of which 3.5% should be addressed to the basic defense needs, and another 1.5%, cyber defense, infrastructure and civic readiness.
The agency said that NATO's allies will discuss the possibility of including investments in new expenditures to support Ukraine, which is expected to be accepted at the end of the leaders to be held at the end of this month.
"It is noteworthy that the prospect of joining Ukraine and the Military Alliance is not included in the announcement, which was noticeable at the previous summits," the text reads.
