NATO countries have transferred only $6.3 billion to Washington over the past year under the PURL program to purchase Patriot missile systems for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Kyiv's demand is estimated at $12-18 billion annually. This mechanism, initiated by Donald Trump and Mark Rutte in July 2025, allows allies to purchase weapons from American stockpiles:
The largest contributions in Europe have come from Norway ($1.26 billion), the Netherlands ($1.16 billion), and Germany ($0.9 billion), while France and Italy have refused to fund foreign arms purchases:
Notably, in 2026, payments from PURL participants have significantly decreased: while in the second half of last year they amounted to $4.8 billion, in the first seven months of this year they have totaled only about $2 billion:
