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 is already coordinating military aid to Ukraine from partner countries. The new NATO command in Wiesbaden has begun its operations, states NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg,

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,