Funding to help Ukraine will not be charity however an funding, the Belgian international minister stated Wednesday.
Hadja Lahbib, in a doorstep assertion on the NATO international ministers assembly in Brussels, introduced that the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will suggest to “allocate €100 billion ($108 billion) for the next five years” for Ukraine.
“We will envisage the feasibility of this proposition among us,” Lahbib stated.
“This is not charity. This is an investment to our own protection. So this is very important, but on the other hand, it is dangerous to make promises that we cannot keep,” she added.
“It is clear that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will not stop at Ukraine, and that he has ambitions that go beyond the Ukrainian territory, to other countries such as Moldova and Georgia,” the Belgian international minister stated.
She emphasised the significance of contemplating all potentialities and harmonizing the help for Ukraine.
“I think, what is planned for now, is a contribution per allied country based on their gross domestic product, so the discussions are open,” Lahbib additionally defined.
NATO international ministers holding a two-day assembly in Brussels to debate the scenario in Ukraine, methods to help Kyiv, and the developments within the Indo-Pacific area.


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“The risk of the spillover is more present than ever, many allies are very worried and concerned about the humanitarian situation on the ground,” Lahbib stated.
She recalled that Belgium requested for months for an “immediate cease-fire,” and regretted that the UN resolutions on this matter didn’t replicate any penalties on the grounds, “which poses the question of our real leverages to stop the violence in the regions, while we are accused of double standards.”
Lahbib stated that recognizing the state of Palestine requires a governmental settlement, which is one thing that Belgium would contemplate when the time comes.
“I think that it is important to not recognize Palestine for a symbolic gesture, I mean, but more for a concrete evolution on the ground, and a recognition with full stages of seat,” she stated, expressing her help for that.
Israel has waged a navy offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border assault by the Palestinian group Hamas which killed round 1,200 individuals.
More than 32,900 Palestinians have since been killed moreover inflicting mass destruction and displacement.
Israel has additionally imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its inhabitants, significantly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of hunger.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which final week requested it to do extra to stop famine in Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr