Nearly two dozen NATO countries will pledge this week to speed up efforts to bolster Ukraine’s military and defense capabilities, even as the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency looms large over the alliance’s summit in Washington.

The nations, which include the US, UK, France and Germany, will commit to meet within the next six months to agree on a roadmap to develop Ukraine’s future forces through 2027 and continue to strengthen them into the 2030s, according to a draft statement seen by Bloomberg.

The overall aim of the so-called Ukraine Compact is to support Kyiv’s immediate defense and security needs as well as ensure it can deter future acts of aggression by Russia once the current war ends. The arrangement brings together allies that have in recent months and weeks signed bilateral security agreements with Kyiv, including Italy, Canada, Spain and the three Baltic nations.

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