NATO reaffirms continued military support for Ukraine
(VOVWORLD) - US weapons will continue to flow to Ukraine under NATO’s PURL mechanism despite the situation in the Middle East, said NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte while presenting his 2025 report at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday.
 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 26, 2026 (Photo: REUTERS/Omar Havana) |
Mr. Rutte said essential military equipment is still being delivered to Ukraine through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program, an initiative that allows European countries to fund Ukraine’s acquisition of US weapons.
However, supply shortages remain, so Rutte called on European countries to rapidly expand their defense industrial capacity.
According to the report, total military spending in 2025 by NATO’s 32 member states was 20% higher than in 2024.