NATO has taken over coordination of Western military aid to Ukraine from the U.S. as planned, a source said on Tuesday, in a move widely seen as aiming to safeguard the support mechanism against NATO sceptic U.

The North Atlantic Alliance has taken over the coordination of Western military assistance to Ukraine from the United States after a several-month delay, as planned. Source: Reuters citing an unnamed source,

This move expands NATO's role in the Russia-Ukraine war without deploying its own forces. Unnamed Western diplomats suggested that NATO's responsibility will be limited, as support from the United States may decrease under President-elect Donald Trump's administration.