Eight Nordic and Baltic nations will jointly finance a 500 million dollar package of military equipment and munitions for Ukraine, sourced from the United States, under NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List initiative, the organisation stated.

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden announced the coordinated contribution on Thursday.

The package will supply items identified by Kyiv as urgent battlefield needs and procured through the PURL mechanism, which NATO uses to match Ukrainian requirements with available Allied funding and industrial capacity.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the move, describing it as a further demonstration of regional commitment to supporting Ukraine’s defence. “Our Nordic and Baltic Allies are stepping up to fund a further package of critical military equipment for Ukraine,” he said.

“This equipment is extremely important as Ukraine enters the winter months, and deliveries through PURL are flowing into Ukraine. NATO Allies will continue to deliver essential equipment and supplies.”

George Allison
George Allison is the founder and editor of the UK Defence Journal. He holds a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and specialises in naval and cyber security topics. George has appeared on national radio and television to provide commentary on defence and security issues. Twitter: @geoallison

2 COMMENTS

  1. It’s quite stunning that the US government has essentially managed to turn a European war into a US industrial stimulus package that’s paid for by European NATO nations.. well done Europe neglecting your own Military industrial complex is really paying off 👍👍👍

    • American stocks have Really gone up as a result. Especially the Defense stocks. The US economy relies on war, they have a War economy that provides much jobs and benefits. With out war production, their economy grinds down. Boeing is a failed corporation that should be bankrupt but is vital for cruise missiles. Every politician is a war hawk or they will not get votes.

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