2025-08-13 19:16
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2025-08-13 19:16
Germany will finance the purchase of American military equipment and ammunition for Ukraine for $ 0.5 billion – said on Wednesday in NATO's announcement. The Secretary General of the Alliance Mark Rutte recognized this as a demonstration of Germany's permanent involvement in defense of Ukraine.
In this way, Berlin will join the initiative of PURL (Priority Ukraine Requirements List initiative initiative initiative initiative by the President of the United States. It involves the supply of American equipment, the costs of which are covered by European countries. Purchases for over EUR 1 billion as part of PURL were previously declared by the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
According to NATO's announcement, the Germans announced a military support package on Wednesday. “Germany is the largest European donator of military assistance for Ukraine, and today's announcement further emphasizes their commitment to supporting the Ukrainian nation in defense of its freedom and sovereignty,” Rutte, quoted in the communiqué.
On the same day, on the initiative of the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European leaders had a telephone conversation with Trump in connection with the meeting of the American president planned for Friday in Alaska with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski, who was visiting Berlin on Wednesday, took part in the conversation with Trump.
From Brussels Magdalena Cedro (PAP)
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