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NATO Deputy Chief Visits Kyiv to Rally PURL Support After Overnight Russian Strikes

Kyiv and NATO highlight PURL as the channel to meet urgent air-defence needs.

Overview

  • NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekerinska met Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv to review Ukraine’s priority military needs and funding options.
  • The talks centered on increasing allied contributions to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, which reporting describes as a vehicle for NATO members to fund purchases of U.S. weapons for Ukraine.
  • Sybiha briefed Šekerinska on the latest missile and drone attacks and underscored urgent gaps in air defence and other capabilities.
  • Both sides said Russian strikes undermine U.S.-led peace efforts involving President Trump, and they signaled preparation for coordination at the upcoming NATOUkraine Council ministerial; media also links the visit to recent U.S.–Ukraine Geneva talks on a 19-point package and a separate 28-point U.S. plan.
  • Šekerinska also met Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to discuss protection of critical infrastructure and economic security, as Ukraine cited more than $3 billion committed to PURL by nearly 20 countries.