NATO states pledge hundreds of millions for Ukraine weapons push, Rutte says


NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures during a press conference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

BRUSSELS, Feb ⁠12 (Reuters) - NATO states ⁠have announced hundreds of ‌millions of dollars of support for the Prioritised Ukraine ​Requirements List (PURL) initiative ⁠to supply ⁠Ukraine with U.S. weapons, NATO ⁠chief ‌Mark Rutte said on ⁠Thursday.

The NATO secretary general thanked ​the ‌United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, ⁠Sweden and ​Lithuania for their contributions andsaid he expected ⁠more pledges soon, ​without naming specific countries.

Speaking at a joint press ⁠briefing with the British, German and Ukrainian defence ministers, Rutte did ​not give ⁠a specific figure for ​the support.

(Reporting by ‌Charlotte Van Campenhout, ​Lili Bayer, Editing by William Maclean)

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