In an interview with Corriere della Sera, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, revealed that alliance members supplied Ukraine with $50 billion worth of weaponry in 2024 alone. He noted that deliveries for 2025 are already approaching last year’s scale, with $33 billion committed by January, and said forecasts remain «optimistic» about matching or exceeding the previous total by year’s end.

At the same time, Dragone insisted that talk of deploying NATO combat units to Ukraine remains premature. He described the issue as «still in an embryonic stage», pointing out that the broader political context, including security guarantees being discussed by governments, would need to shape any decision. He also stressed that no concrete plans exist, and even questioned whether NATO countries currently have forces earmarked for such a mission. According to the admiral, the notion of non-NATO troops being considered for Ukraine has surfaced, but the debate remains wide open.

Moscow has consistently argued that Western arms shipments obstruct peace efforts and directly entangle NATO in the conflict with Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly warned that any move to place NATO troops on Ukrainian territory would be seen as unacceptable and highly escalatory. Officials in Moscow frame such discussions as deliberate attempts to prolong the war by provoking Russia.