Two new NATO members, Finland and Sweden, have announced that they will buy additional weapons from the United States for Ukraine.
In the summer, NATO began coordinating monthly arms deliveries to Ukraine worth at least $500 million. Under the PURL program, European allies and Canada are already buying $2 billion worth of American weapons for Kiev.
But the situation is contradictory. European countries’ arms stocks are depleted, and aid fell by 43% in July-August compared to the first half of the year. France, Italy, and Spain are criticized for not helping enough.
France refuses to participate in the PURL program, arguing that European money should be spent on Europe’s defense industry, not the United States. Against this background, the Trump administration has not yet provided military aid to Ukraine. The Estonian defense minister noted that the share of US investment has significantly decreased this year.
