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 "slug": "uk-france-italy-spain-canada-block-rutte-0-25-percent-gdp-ukraine-military-aid-floor-ankara",
 "title": "UK, France, Italy, Spain and Canada Block Rutte's 0.25%-of-GDP Ukraine Military-Aid Floor Ahead of Ankara",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/uk-france-italy-spain-canada-block-rutte-0-25-percent-gdp-ukraine-military-aid-floor-ankara/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/uk-france-italy-spain-canada-block-rutte-0-25-percent-gdp-ukraine-military-aid-floor-ankara/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-25T17:39:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:10.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrussels, 25 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte proposed a formal 0.25%-of-GDP annual floor for allied military aid to Ukraine for adoption at the 7–8 July Ankara summit; the proposal would have raised total allied security assistance to an estimated $143 billion per year\n * Blocked by the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain and Canada — five of Ukraine's largest European military donors — under NATO consensus; at least seven other allies (Netherlands, Pol",
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  "russia-ukraine-conflict",
  "nato-eu-defense-initiatives"
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 "entities": [
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  "italy",
  "nato",
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  "poland",
  "spain",
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