Trump administration clears first Ukraine arms aid paid for by allies, sources say
The United States approved two $500 million shipments funded by NATO to provide critical air defense systems amid rising Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
- The Trump administration approved its first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine funded by NATO allies on September 16, as reported by Reuters.
- The aid will utilize the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List , developed to coordinate and fund Ukraine's urgent needs, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
- The packages could be valued at up to $500 million each and may provide as much as $10 billion in weaponry, as indicated by the sources.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine aims to secure at least $1 billion a month for American-made weapons and plans a $50 billion partnership for drone production.
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U.S. President Trump approves arms deliveries to Ukraine from US stocks for the first time after the conclusion of a new NATO program. Europe is paying in.
Trump administration clears first Ukraine arms aid paid for by allies, sources say
The Trump administration's first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine have been approved and could soon ship as Washington resumes sending arms to Kyiv - this time under a new financial agreement with allies - two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Trump administration approves first Ukraine arms aid funded by NATO allies, Reuters reports
The aid will be the first use of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a mechanism developed by NATO members and the United States to coordinate and fund Kyiv's most urgent battlefield needs.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved first aid to Ukraine in the field of arms of $1 billion, paid by NATO countries under the PURL mechanism.
The first packages of US weapons for Ukraine under a new scheme previously agreed upon by Washington and its allies in Europe have been approved by the White House and could soon be sent to Kiev.
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