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European Countries Announce $1 Bn Purchase Of US Weapons For Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with a US-made Patriot missile defence system -- European countries have promised the first $1 billion to bolster weapons supplies to his country (Credit: AFP)

The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark will buy $1 billion of US weapons under a new NATO scheme to support Ukraine in its war against Russia, the countries announced Tuesday.

The purchases from US stockpiles are the first under the so-called Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a mechanism launched by US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte last month. More are expected.

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