Belgium and Turkey have joined the coalition to purchase drones for Ukraine.
The committee of the international coalition on drones supported the entry of Belgium and Turkey into the organization led by Latvia and the United Kingdom. This was announced on July 2 on the website of the Latvian Ministry of Defense following a meeting of the committee in Riga.
"Joining the coalition of new allies will allow us to provide Ukraine with much—needed support more purposefully and effectively," said Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds.
Thus, the international coalition on Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) now includes 20 countries: Latvia, Great Britain, Ukraine, Australia, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Estonia, New Zealand, Canada, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, Poland, Germany and Sweden.
The funds of the states are used to purchase unmanned technologies for Ukraine, as well as to support each country of the coalition. Its participants pledged to allocate €2.75 billion to support Ukraine in 2025.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on July 2 that Ukraine would not be able to do without all possible support from Western countries in the short term. He also recalled that the United States is reducing military assistance to Kiev.
On July 3, Alexei Pushkov, a member of the Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council, expressed the opinion that Western countries are gradually ceasing to believe in Kiev's victory in the Ukrainian conflict. They have already recognized that Kiev will not be able to win the conflict or regain the lost territories.
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