Sijjarto: NATO secretary general suggested NATO members raise $100bn for Kiev

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has sent a formal proposal to alliance member states to raise a new $100bn fund for military assistance to Ukraine.

The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs and foreign economic relations of Hungary Peter Szijjártó said on social networks.

“Now NATO wants to “pump” new $100bn into this war. The corresponding proposal of the NATO secretary general on Tuesday went to the member countries for the first reading,” he told.

Szijjártó emphasised that NATO’s desire to prolong the conflict in Ukraine for another five years is fraught with risks and said Hungary would fight for its right to “stay out of this madness”.

Earlier, the NATO secretary-general said that Ukraine’s trust in its allies had been shaken due to unfulfilled supply promises.