If NATO member states pledge to increase their defence expenditure to 5% of GDP, that will convert into more assistance for Ukraine, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews' morning show Europe Today.
Kallas was asked if the US was diverging from the other NATO members in its approach to Ukraine.
“When member states agreed to spend more on defence, that also means that they have more means to help Ukraine," she told Euronews' Shona Murray, on the ground in the Hague for the NATO summit on Wednesday.
“When it comes to Europe, we have agreed that we will support Ukraine militarily, and we will also put more pressure on Russia so that they would also want peace in order end this war, so it is very clear for us,” she said.
The show included an update on the latest in the Middle East, where a fragile ceasefire remains intact, amid news reports from the US suggesting that US airstrikes on Sunday may not have neutralised Iranian nuclear capacities to the extent touted by the White House.
The show also included exclusive discussion with the foreign ministers of Estonia and Belgium on the NATO 5% GDP target, with both countries adopting contrasting attitudes.
It also included an explainer on the 5% target: what it means in practice.
Watch the full show here.
