The alliance is planning new measures to protect its campaign of support for Ukraine, according to a new report, as fears grow that a second White House term for will hinder collective efforts to defeat and deter Russia. reported on Monday—citing unnamed U.S.
and allied officials—that this month's NATO summit in Washington D.C. will see several new measures announced in a bid to shore up the Western bloc amid political turbulence in .
The plans have reportedly been in progress for several months, but are now being accelerated following President 's poor performance in the first presidential debate last week. cannot independently verify the report and has contacted NATO via email to request comment. Among the reported measures will be the stationing of a new senior civilian official in Kyiv and the establishment of a new military command in the western German city of Wiesbaden to coordinate military aid and training for Ukrainian forces.
The new command will be called "NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine," and will be staffed by around 700 American and allied personnel drawn from all 32 member states. The organization will reportedly take on much of the work of equipping Ukraine that has thus far been dominated by the via the Ramstein format—officially the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Trump has made little effort to hide his frustration with NATO allies, who he has repeatedly accused of taking advantage of American security largesse in Europe.
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