“ Italy has privately expressed its willingness to join a group of NATO allies financing the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine under the special PURL procurement program. Source: Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter Details: According to Bloomberg, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto announced Italy’s readiness to join the PURL mechanism during a meeting of NATO defense ministers last week. Verbatim: “Italy initially opposed participation in this program, saying that Ukraine had other options for purchasing weapons. The change in position was partly due to fears that Italy could be sidelined if the program became dominant for some allies.” Details: The search for new sources of funding for Ukraine, which is in its fourth year of facing a full-scale invasion by Russia, is becoming increasingly urgent. The situation escalated in the summer when the US said it would no longer pay for arms to Kyiv, prompting European allies to look for alternatives. Last week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that more than half of the alliance’s 32 members had agreed to provide funds to help Ukraine purchase American weapons through the PURL mechanism. However, as of September, Kyiv had only managed to raise about $2 billion from six countries, which is far less than it needs, especially amid increased Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure. Italy has already provided at least 10 military aid packages, the contents of which are classified. According to sources, Rome’s contribution included, among other things, the transfer of air defense systems, including SAMP/T batteries. For reference: the Procurement for Ukraine by Allies & Partners of Requisite Lethality (PURL) program allows Kyiv to directly purchase American weapons, in particular the much-needed Patriot anti-missile defense systems, with money mainly from European partners. Background: In August, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the United States and NATO launched a new mechanism for providing military aid to Ukraine, which provides for the financing of American weapons through contributions from partners. According to the media, those states that are not yet participating in the PURL program are under considerable pressure.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Prime Minister of Italy George Maloni. Photo: Getty Images Source: Bloomberg with reference to persons familiar with the matter
Details: According to Bloomberg, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto announced Italy’s readiness to join the PURL mechanism during a meeting of NATO defense ministers last week.
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Literally: “Italy initially opposed participation in the program, saying that Ukraine had other options for arms procurement. The change in position was partly due to fears that Italy could be sidelined if the program became dominant for some allies.”
Details: The search for new sources of funding for Ukraine, which has been facing a full-scale Russian invasion for the fourth year, is becoming increasingly urgent. The situation escalated in the summer when the US said it would no longer pay for arms to Kyiv, prompting European allies to look for alternatives.
Last week NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reportedthat more than half of the 32 members of the Alliance agreed to allocate funds to help Ukraine purchase American weapons through the PURL mechanism. However, as of September, Kyiv had only managed to raise about $2 billion from six countries, which is far less than it needs, especially amid increased Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.
Italy has already provided at least 10 military aid packages, the contents of which are classified. According to sources, Rome’s contribution included, among other things, the transfer of air defense systems, including SAMP/T batteries.
For reference: The Procurement for Ukraine by Allies & Partners of Requisite Lethality (PURL) program allows Kyiv to directly purchase American weapons, in particular the much-needed Patriot anti-missile defense systems, with money mainly from European partners.
Prehistory:
- In August, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal statedthat the United States and NATO launched a new mechanism for providing military aid to Ukraine, which provides for the financing of American weapons through contributions from partners.
- According to the media, those states that are not yet participating in the PURL program are under considerable pressure.