Weapons worth several billion dollars have already been sent from the US to Ukraine – Rutte

NATO Secretary General announces active work on PURL initiative

Tetiana Lanchukovska

News editor at LIGA.net

October 22, 21:32

Mark Rutte (Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA)

Weapons worth the first several billion dollars paid for by European allies have already been shipped from the United States to Ukraine. This was stated during a conversation with journalists in Washington reported nATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

He mentioned the consent of the US President Donald Trump to send weapons to Ukraine again, but now they are paid for by the allies.

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"We are very actively working on this project. Weapons worth the first few billion dollars have already been sent to Ukraine from the United States at the expense of allies," Rutte said.

He added that the Europeans are committed to guaranteeing security for Ukraine after a long-term ceasefire or peace agreement is reached.

According to Rutte, he will meet with Trump that day to discuss how NATO can help realize his vision of peace, "which we all sincerely wish after his great success in Gaza."

REFERENCE

The PURL is an initiative launched by the United States and NATO to provide Ukraine with critical weapons through Allied financing of U.S.-made weapons. The mechanism allows partner countries to finance the purchase of such weapons in accordance with the priority list of needs identified by Ukraine and agreed with the United States and NATO.

Zelensky said that the first PURL aid packages would include missiles for Patriot and HIMARS.
on October 15, Rutte stated that more than half of the 32 NATO member states have joined the PURL initiative.

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