Overview

• An updated Kiel Institute tracker finds total military aid to Ukraine in July–August fell about 43% from the first half of 2025, with European allocations down roughly 57%.
• NATO’s PURL procurement channel has begun shipments but has not restored earlier volumes; by August eight allies had committed about €1.9 billion through the mechanism.
• Defense ministers meet in Brussels on Oct. 15, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker says he expects “big” European spending pledges via PURL.
• Allies are debating lifting national caveats and aligning air and missile defence rules after recent Russian drone incursions and airspace violations over Poland, Romania and Estonia.
• The UK says it has delivered more than 85,000 military drones to Ukraine over the last six months as Kyiv seeks stronger air defences against intensifying strikes.