“Ukraine has already received $ 1.5 billion under PURL initiative (“List of Priority Needs of Ukraine”) aimed at strengthening the country’s defense capability”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Our new PURL defense initiative, implemented in conjunction with partners, already produces tangible results. Today we already have $ 1.5 billion. Thanks to NATO’s initiative, Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List List NATO Member States can cooperate to purchase weapons manufactured in the US for Ukraine. It is a mechanism that really strengthens our defense, ”he wrote in a telegram.
Zelensky said that the Netherlands had made $ 500 million, a joint contribution of Denmark, Norway and Sweden reached $ 500 million, and yesterday Germany added another $ 500 million.
According to him, Ukraine continues to discuss with other countries.
On July 14, US President Donald Trump said during a meeting with NATO General Mark Rutte, who plans to give Ukraine a billion dollars that will be purchased by NATO.
After that, the United States and NATO launched the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (Purl) initiative, which is aimed at providing rapid supply of systems to Ukraine and weapons that can be obtained from the United States.
According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmigal, thanks to the new mechanism, partners will be able to finance the supply of American weapons and technologies through voluntary contributions, new assistance packages will be announced on a regular basis. NATO will coordinate supply.