According to him, there are even more help packages “already on the way.”
Currently, within the framework of the PURL program, four packages have been funded for Ukraine.
On the eve of September 17, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the first packages for Ukraine from the United States for NATO funds, among other things, will include missiles for Patriot air defense systems and ammunition for Himars.
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On August 4, NATO announced the launch of a new support format for Ukraine – Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (Purl). As part of this initiative, Ukraine will receive American weapons financed by European allies and Canada. As explained in the alliance, the cost of each assistance package is about $ 500 million, they will contain equipment and ammunition, which Ukraine considers priority. Such supplies promise to form quickly and produce on a regular basis.
On September 16, Reuters wrote that the US presidential administration Donald Trump approved the first military assistance packages to Ukraine, for which the allies paid. Their content was not disclosed.
