Half of these funds will be allocated through the PURL program, News.Az reports, citing United24Media.
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The Netherlands plans to purchase drones worth €250 million ($289.75 million) directly from its domestic defense companies. The remaining will be invested into the PURL initiative, which facilitates the supply of American-made weaponry to Ukraine.
This latest pledge brings the total Dutch contribution to the PURL initiative to €1 billion ($1.159 billion). Through this program, Kyiv receives critical equipment, air defense missiles, and ammunition intended for F-16 fighter jets and other defense systems.
Beyond the financial support, the Netherlands and Ukraine have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on defense innovation. On the same day, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs announced that his country would contribute an additional €7 million ($8.1 million) to the PURL initiative to support the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine.
Previously, Ukrainian Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov stated that Ukraine receives over 90% of its anti-ballistic missile capabilities through the PURL initiative.
