Poland will allocate $100 million by the end of the year for the procurement of American weapons for Ukraine through the PURL program, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced, as quoted by PAP.
The funds will finance weapons purchases under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a new mechanism established by the United States and NATO for supplying American weapons to Ukraine.
"Europe's security will be either strengthened or weakened depending on how this war in Ukraine ends," Sikorski said.
The minister addressed the reported 28-point US plan for ending the war in Ukraine, emphasizing Europe's role in decision-making. "Of course, as Europe, we demand to be involved in making these decisions. But, in my opinion, it is not the ability to defend the victim that should be limited, but the aggressor's ability to commit aggression," he stated.
Sikorski arrived in Brussels on Wednesday evening and met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte over dinner. On Thursday, he and other EU foreign ministers are scheduled to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha to discuss the situation on the front lines in Ukraine.
When asked what more the European Union could do to counter Russian sabotage operations, Sikorski said he hopes for "a strong 20th package of sanctions" against Russia.
"The Russian economy is already suffering from the loss of the best European market for energy sales. Today it is forced to sell oil and gas at a discount, and has also become an importer of gasoline. On the other hand, we must not allow this environmental risk in the Baltic, which is the scrap fleet (shadow fleet)," the Polish foreign minister emphasized. "And this is also a procedure that finances Putin's war."
Hybrid attacks by Belarus on EU countries, including Lithuania, will also be on the agenda at the EU ministers' meeting. Sikorski said he will provide ministers with details of sabotage incidents on Polish railways.
