The Daily Populous Saturday June 13rd, 2026 day edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by clamorous_owle

The issue was raised by Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and other government officials during a series of meetings with representatives from Norway, Sweden, Germany and Canada, according to people familiar with the talks.

Allies will each be asked $2 billion to $6 billion to reach the $20 billion target, the official said, adding: “It can be aid or a loan.”

Aid for Ukraine is set to be a key issue at July's summit of NATO leaders in Ankara, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be attending on the sidelines.

Ukraine's defense budget for this year is set for 4.4 trillion hryvnia (€85 billion), and the $20 billion would come on top of that.

Ukraine spends about 40 percent of its GDP on defense, the highest level in the world.

According to the Ukrainian defense ministry, partner countries have already committed to $38 billion in military assistance for this year. The additional $20 billion would bring Ukraine close to the $60 billion in bilateral assistance target set by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Wooden_Echidna1234 on June 13rd, 2026 at 02:00 UTC »

This is worth every cent, nothing burns more beautifully then Russian military bases. Even those Russian tank turret tosses are amazing.

MountFranklinRR on June 13rd, 2026 at 01:12 UTC »

Watch Fox News spin how it’s bad to spend 20B on Ukraine and good to spend 300B on Iran.

PolloConTeriyaki on June 12nd, 2026 at 23:27 UTC »

Start a GoFundMe on top of the help from the government. I'd donate.