Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the program needs $15 billion for one year of purchases under the PURL mechanism.
- Following a Netherlands pledge of €700 million, he put the remaining funding shortfall for 2025 at about $800 million.
- Since launch, 21 countries have joined PURL with total commitments reported at more than $4 billion, including $4.18 billion cited by Ukrainian officials.
- NATO ministers in Brussels agreed on roughly $1 billion in weapon supplies under PURL in early December.
- Zelenskyy said the initiative buys U.S. systems Europeans do not field, expressed confidence in continued U.S. openness, and emphasized air defense as the top priority.