Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva met with NATO International Staff representative Ariella Viehe.
The key topic of the meeting was the implementation of the PURL initiative. Ihor Zhovkva thanked NATO for coordinating the delivery of U.S. lethal weapons to Ukraine under this initiative.
Overall, contributions from partners to cover Ukraine’s priority needs have already reached $2.82 billion. This has enabled the formation of five packages of U.S. weapons to strengthen Ukraine’s defense.
The parties agreed on the steps needed to secure new contributions in the near future from NATO member states and partner countries that have not yet joined the initiative.
They also discussed in detail the mechanisms for ensuring NATO countries’ contributions for the next year.
Ihor Zhovkva also emphasized the importance of investing in Ukraine’s domestic defense production.
“We have the necessary capabilities to produce a wide range of weapons, and not only drones. But we lack sufficient funding,” the Deputy Head of the Office of the President stressed.
The PURL initiative has been implemented since August of this year, based on the agreements between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of the United States Donald Trump, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Sixteen countries have already joined the initiative: the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Portugal, and Spain.
