The joint declaration adopted at the NATO Summit announced plans to provide $80 billion in support for Ukraine's defense in 2026, including $32 billion through the defense component of the EU loan and $48 billion in bilateral assistance, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.
"According to the Ministry of Defense's assessment, partner countries have already allocated $40 billion in bilateral security assistance for Ukraine in their 2026 budgets. Therefore, the NATO Declaration represents the Allies' intention to provide an additional $8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine in 2026," the ministry said.
The Allies also declared their intention to provide at least the same level of support—$80 billion—in 2027.
Among the announced commitments, Norway will allocate approximately $306 million for the procurement of Patriot missiles and other air defense capabilities. The country is also prepared to finance purchases of Patriot missiles from states that already have them in their existing stockpiles.
In addition, on the sidelines of the summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed an implementation agreement to launch the joint production of Bars missile-drones in Germany.
"The project will be financed by the German side. All manufactured systems will be supplied to the Ukrainian Defense Forces," the Ministry of Defense said.
Zelenskyy also signed new agreements under the Drone Deal program with the leaders of Estonia, the Netherlands, and Denmark. The agreements expand opportunities for joint defense production, the exchange of expertise and combat experience, the development of drone technologies, and greater transparency in arms export issues.
Ukraine now has a total of nine such agreements with partner countries.
Canada also invited Ukraine to become a founding member of a new bank dedicated to defense, security, and resilience. During the NATO Summit in Ankara, the leaders of Ukraine, Canada, Albania, Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Romania, and Türkiye jointly announced their intention to establish the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB). The institution aims to strengthen the defense capabilities of allied countries by mobilizing approximately $134 billion in available financing.
"All the new agreements reached at the NATO Summit in Ankara will support the key priorities of Ukraine's defense strategy: achieving technological superiority on the battlefield and building win-win partnerships. The Drone Deal, joint production initiatives, and new financial instruments will enable Ukraine to scale solutions that are effective in modern warfare while allowing partners to strengthen their own defense capabilities based on Ukraine's experience," the Ministry of Defense concluded in its assessment of the summit's outcomes.
