NATO member states are prepared to allocate $15 billion for Ukraine under the PURL programme in 2026. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during his visit to Kyiv on 3 February. Through this programme, Ukraine receives U.S.-made weapons, including equipment for air defence systems.
During a meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the NATO Secretary General also discussed the involvement of new countries in the PURL initiative. “I am absolutely confident that the money will be there. Because we all know this is necessary,” Rutte said.
At the same time, he noted that contributions by participating countries under PURL remain uneven. “There are allies who are doing a great deal, some who are doing something, and some who are doing nothing at all. So this burden needs to be shared more fairly,” he said.
Financing of the PURL programme will also be a key issue at the Ramstein-format meeting, scheduled for 12 February at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. “Ukraine is counting on additional contributions under this initiative in 2026 to support the procurement of critically important U.S.-manufactured weapons,” the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine said in a statement.
The Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme was launched in the summer of 2025. Under this initiative, partner countries purchase U.S. military equipment for Ukraine, including air defence systems, artillery, ammunition, missiles, and other weapons. This involves the rapid and regular delivery of military aid packages worth $500 million. In 2025, total contributions under PURL amounted to $4.3 billion.
According to the NATO Secretary General, since the programme’s launch, Ukraine has received 75% of all missiles for the frontline and 90% of missiles for air defence through PURL.
As of early 2026, the initiative has been supported by 24 countries: the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland, Finland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Australia, Greece, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Croatia.
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