US warns allies: Patriots could be interrupted for Ukraine, as supplies could shift to Iran war
Three European officials confirmed the warning.
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Ukraine struggles to find more NATO donors to pay for US weapons, Bloombeg reports
Only a handful of allies currently funding US arms purchases; UK is latest to join
Kyiv estimates $15 billion needed in 2026 but received just $4.3 billion for 2025
Historic NATO visit: Admiral Pierre Vandier meets Ukrainian Chief of General Staff Andrii Hnatov in Kyiv
Ukraine discusses air defense and Russia's offensive.
Before Russia’s all-out war, Ukraine imported almost no weapons. Four years later, it buys more than any country on Earth
Even as Washington reduced military aid to Ukraine in 2025, European states, Australia, and Canada stepped up deliveries, with 25 countries buying US-made weapons under the PURL mechanism specifically for transfer to Kyiv, SIPRI reported.
Ukraine kept the F-16 missile shortage secret for months — sources say pilots were flying with rotary cannons as Russia ramped up winter strikes
The nearly month-long AIM-9 drought forced dangerous daytime-only sorties.
Two wars, one missile supply: Zelenskyy fears Iran conflict will starve Ukraine’s air defenses
Last year's Israel-Iran war already slowed deliveries. Zelenskyy worries it could happen again.
Germany triples, Britain doubles: Kiel data shows who stepped up for Ukraine in 2025
Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands emerged as the core group funding Ukraine's defense in 2025, collectively dominating weapons deliveries, procurement from Ukraine's own defense industry, and purchases from US stockpiles
South Korea sells weapons to NATO members — now NATO wants Seoul to help buy weapons for Ukraine
Seoul confirmed NATO formally asked it to join the PURL program, which pools allied money to buy US-made arms and air defense systems for Ukraine.
“Ballistic missiles hit when there aren’t enough interceptors”: Western aid is growing, but late delivery kills
Deputy presidential office head says on-time deliveries would have shielded energy infrastructure.
Ukraine needs $15 billion of funding to shield against Russia’s 2026 record terror waves: Kyiv has found only $584 million so far
With 91 Russian ballistic missiles fired in January alone, Ukraine is calling for full funding of the $15 billion Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List.
Britain joins PURL: $205 million for US-made weapons as NATO aims to raise $15 billion for Ukraine in 2026
The UK joins NATO's US weapons funding program for Ukraine.
US envoy names Norway, Netherlands, Germany as PURL program leaders with $4.5 billion in weapons commitments
A US-NATO weapons purchasing program for Ukraine has doubled its funding from $2.1 billion in September to $4.5 billion by February
Tokyo joins NATO’s PURL initiative with non-lethal military equipment funding for Kyiv
Japan is set to become the first Asian nation contributing to NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, a mechanism coordinating US-made military supplies to Kyiv, with funding limited to non-lethal defense equipment such as radar systems and bulletproof vests, NATO officials told NHK.
Not another Minsk, not another Budapest: NATO chief promises Ukraine different kind of security guarantees
The Budapest Memorandum from the 1990s promised Ukraine security in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons; the Minsk accords promised ceasefires with Russia in 2014 and 2015—both failed spectacularly.
Sweden prepares “one of its largest” aid packages for Ukraine with air defense, deep-strike drones
Saab systems and expanded support for Ukraine's defense industry included.
Ukraine’s air defense just got turbo boost from Norway
With new missiles deployed, Kyiv now has sharper tools to intercept threats aimed at its power infrastructure.
“They can’t believe their luck”: What Trump’s Greenland move means for Ukraine
Moscow says Crimea is Russia's Greenland now. That's the first of six Putin wins-and maybe one for Kyiv.
Zelenskyy: Russia’s ballistic missile surge leaves Patriots as Ukraine’s only defense
PURL initiative and timely deliveries critical to Ukraine's winter survival.
Romania commits €50 million to Ukraine’s defense through US-led PURL initiative
Bucharest’s pledge contributes to a framework that allows coordinated procurement across NATO budgets.
Portugal pledges $52 million for Ukraine arms via US purchase mechanism
Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with his Portuguese counterpart Nuno Melo in Kyiv, where Portugal confirmed its…