Evropljani kupili 70 odsto raketa koje Ukrajina koristi za američke odbrambene sisteme Patriot

NATO Secretary General Mark Rute said in Brussels that the PURL Initiative, which envisages the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine with the money of its European allies, has delivered 70 percent of the missiles for the Patriot systems it uses. This was reported by the Radio Free Europe service in Ukrainian and pointed out that Rute emphasized the need for long-term and constant support to Ukraine. "Since its launch last summer, the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) Initiative ha

NATO foreign ministers will discuss aid to Ukraine tomorrow and Friday at a meeting in Sweden, where Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sibiha will also be present, and the same topic will be a priority at the NATO summit in Turkey, Rute emphasized. He said that "Ukraine's security is directly related to our own security". Rute, however, expressed doubt that his proposal for allied countries to spend a quarter of a percent of GDP on aid to Ukraine would gain support. He explained that he proposed it in order to more fairly share the burden of supporting Ukraine among the allied countries, as the main contributors to the PURL initiative are growing discontent that other countries are not joining their group. "The Netherlands, as well as Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Canada and other countries, are effectively doing the hard work for PURL," Rute said. Earlier, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mihailo Fedorov said that during the meeting in Ramstein, several countries announced additional contributions to the PURL program: Belgium, Norway, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Estonia. Almost $5.5 billion has been committed through PURL, and the target funding request is $15 billion for the entire year 2026. About two-thirds of NATO member states (25 out of a total of 34) and three non-NATO partner countries participate financially: Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Key points

• NATO foreign ministers will discuss aid to Ukraine tomorrow and Friday at a meeting in Sweden, where Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sibiha will also be present, and the same topic will be a prio…
• He said that "Ukraine's security is directly related to our own security".
• Rute, however, expressed doubt that his proposal for allied countries to spend a quarter of a percent of GDP on aid to Ukraine would gain support.
• He explained that he proposed it in order to more fairly share the burden of supporting Ukraine among the allied countries, as the main contributors to the PURL initiative are growing discontent th…
• "The Netherlands, as well as Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Canada and other countries, are effectively doing the hard work for PURL," Rute said.