Seven more countries set to join NATO's PURL initiative — Ukraine’s FM

He made this statement during a press conference with the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, in Kyiv on October 13, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

Sybiha noted that six countries have already made financial contributions to the program, while seven more have expressed their intention to join.

“Today we have six countries that have contributed specific amounts to fund the PURL initiative and continue the program. We can also speak of the intention of seven more countries to participate with concrete contributions,” the diplomat emphasized.

According to him, $2 billion has already been raised for the first package under the initiative, and the program is currently being implemented.

What is known about PURL initiative

Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Germany fund Ukraine’s defense via NATO’s PURL mechanism for weapons and ammunition procurement.

Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden announces that his country will take part in the PURL initiative to purchase weapons from the United States for transfer to Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that in October Ukraine will receive additional funding under the PURL initiative. The total support will rise to over $3 billion.

On September 18, the first batch of military equipment arrived in Ukraine under the PURL program for sending American weapons to Kyiv at the expense of European countries.

As of the end of September, six NATO countries had financed four defense aid packages to Ukraine worth over $2 billion under the PURL initiative. Two more packages are currently being negotiated with the U.S.