NATO defense ministers are trying to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine. They're meeting over two days in Brussels. The chances of agreement improved after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it’s not forced to take part. It's NATO's last high-level meeting before U.S.
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, arrives for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine , after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it’s not forced to take part.
, run by the Pentagon, to drum up weapons and ammunition for Kyiv. A fresh meeting was held at NATO headquarters on Thursday. The idea is for the 32-nation military alliance to coordinate the security assistance and training process, partly by using NATO’s command structure and drawing on funds from its common budget.
“I asked the Secretary-General to make it clear that all military action outside NATO territory can only be voluntary in nature, according to NATO rules and our traditions,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. “Hungary has received the guarantees we need.”
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