Poland to provide Ukraine with $100 million for weapons under PURL
Photo: Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Poland will allocate $100 million for military aid and the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine as part of the PURL initiative, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
According to Sikorski, $100 million will be allocated by the end of 2025.
He notes that these funds will help finance the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program.
The Polish Foreign Minister also responds to the US peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.
"Of course, as Europe, we demand to be involved in these decisions. However, in my opinion, it is not the ability to protect the victim that should be limited, but the aggressor's ability to aggress," Sikorski says.
PURL program
PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) is a joint program of the US and NATO that allows Ukraine to receive American weapons at the expense of partner countries that are members of NATO.
Under the program, Ukraine provides a list of priority weapons needs, and partners finance the purchase of the listed items in the US.
PURL significantly speeds up the delivery of weapons. Purchases are made not by order, but from existing US stocks. Additionally, the mechanism allows Ukraine to receive the necessary weapons at present.
Eight European countries recently announced that they would allocate $500 million to purchase military equipment and ammunition for Ukraine under the PURL initiative.
Germany plans to make an additional contribution to the PURL initiative of at least €150 million.
