Overview
- Stoltenberg said there has been no new major U.S. military package for Ukraine since January and that European governments have not fully closed the shortfall.
- He described allied support as unprecedented yet uneven, declining to "name and shame" specific countries and noting the issue is under internal discussion among NATO members.
- He highlighted Norway’s move to triple its Ukraine aid to €7 billion annually as proof that higher national contributions are achievable.
- He warned that China is the main economic enabler of Russia’s war effort, casting Beijing as a widening strategic challenge that helps keep NATO aligned.
- He noted U.S. force reductions in Europe are expected following a Pentagon review, with recent cuts in Romania, and said coordinated European planning can handle a smaller U.S. presence.