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NATO Countries Launch Coordinated Military Aid Program for Ukraine

KYIV CITY MUNICIPALITY, KYIV CITY REGION, AUG 5 – The Netherlands and Nordic countries will provide $1 billion in U.S. weapons to Ukraine through NATO's Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, with shipments starting this month, NATO said.

  • Tuesday saw the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark agree to buy US$1 billion of US weapons under the PURL mechanism, announced by the Dutch government.
  • Last month, US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte launched the PURL to match Ukraine's military needs with allied aid, streamlining support for Kyiv.
  • NATO will soon begin delivering over $1 billion of weapons to Ukraine, with two shipments expected in August and another in September, according to NATO.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the donations as `a very strong initiative that significantly boosts our ability to protect lives`, reflecting Ukraine’s positive response.
  • European countries have given 72 billion in military aid compared to $65 billion from the United States, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said, `By supporting Ukraine with determination, we are increasing the pressure on Russia to negotiate`.
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An agreement under which European NATO allies will buy US weapons, including Patriot missiles, for Ukraine was reached in July. It was only on August 4 that the Netherlands announced that it would become the first NATO country to purchase air defense systems from the United States of America for delivery to Ukraine.

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The first arms and ammunition delivered under the initiative Priorised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), which provides for the supply of weapons manufactured in the US by NATO Member States, will begin in the following weeks.

·Romania
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First US arms and ammunition for Ukraine, funded by NATO Member States under the initiative Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), will arrive in the country in the following...

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An agreement was reached between the US and its European allies in mid-July, according to which NATO countries would buy American weapons, including Patriot air defense systems and missiles, which would then be transferred to Ukraine. Despite the fact that Germany recently announced the imminent transfer of two such systems to Kiev at once, the question of whether this deal will really provide Ukraine with everything necessary to protect against…

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ГОЛОВНА broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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