NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson have criticized the uneven distribution of financial and military support for Ukraine among NATO members.
Speaking on Thursday, May 21st ahead of a NATO meeting, Rutte praised a limited group of countries—including Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden—for leading the effort, while noting that many others are not contributing enough.
Kristersson, who leads the third-largest donor country, urged allies to back their supportive rhetoric with concrete financial commitments to ensure long-term assistance for Kyiv.
With peace negotiations stalled, Ukraine continues to deploy NATO largesse. Kyiv has intensified its drone campaign against critical Russian energy infrastructure. A wave of strikes has systematically targeted major oil refineries and processing plants across Russia, significantly disrupting operations.
Recent attacks have forced suspensions or caused severe damage at key facilities, including the Syzran, NORSI, Moscow, Ryazan, and Tuapse refineries, as well as the Ust-Luga gas condensate complex.
Ukrainian forces have also expanded their reach to strategic export hubs, striking oil pumping stations and terminals at the Baltic port of Primorsk and the Black Sea port of Sheskharis, typically through the deployment of UAVs.
Despite the widespread disruption to its refining capacity, the Kremlin insists that there are no risks to domestic fuel supplies.
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