NATO allies in the first half of 2024 committed €20.9 billion ($22.7 billion) in military aid for Ukraine, Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. NATO allies are also “on track to meet their commitments for the rest of the year,” Rutte said at a press conference before a two-day meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels. The secretary general was referring to a pledge by NATO leaders at a summit in Washington to give Ukraine annual military aid worth at least €40 billion, a sum that was calculated based on aid provided in 2023. The military aid pledge was part of NATO’s plan to sh…