NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed the alliance is to provide Ukraine with military aid worth €40 billion ($43 billion) in 2025 in a press conference on Friday. The secretary general said allies have agreed to sustain this financial pledge next year as a “minimum baseline” to meet Ukraine’s needs in the defence against the Russian invasion. NATO leaders are meeting in Washington next week to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary and send a strong message of support to Ukraine. The €40 billion pledge however is not the multi-year financial commitment to support Ukraine that S…