Allies announce $1 billion for Ukraine weapons package under PURL, Kyiv's defence minister says

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, British Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis and Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group during the NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

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June 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's ‌allies have announced contributions to NATO's ​Prioritised Ukraine Requirements ⁠List programme ⁠for $1 billion at ⁠a meeting ‌of the ⁠Ukraine Defence Contact Group, ​known ‌as the Ramstein ⁠group, ​Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov ⁠said on Thursday.

Fedorov, ​speaking at a joint press conference ⁠after the meeting, said that the total value ​of ⁠support packages could ​exceed $4 billion.

(Reporting ‌by Anna ​Pruchnicka; Editing by Alex Richardson)