{"id":31653,"date":"2025-09-19T09:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T06:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=31653"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T06:52:49","slug":"ukraine-expects-3-5-billion-fund-from-nato-allies-to-buy-us-weapons-zelenskyy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/ukraine-expects-3-5-billion-fund-from-nato-allies-to-buy-us-weapons-zelenskyy-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund from NATO allies to buy US weapons, Zelenskyy says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Ukraine expects to have around $3.5 billion in a fund to buy U.S. weapons by next month, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The arrangement, known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), pools contributions from NATO members other than the U.S. to buy American weapons, munitions, and equipment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe received more than $2 billion from our partners specifically for the PURL<\/mark><\/a> program,\u201d Zelenskyy said at a joint news conference in Kyiv with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. \u201cWe will receive additional money in October. I think we will have somewhere around $3.5-3.6 billion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy did not specify which weapons would be in the first shipments but confirmed they would include missiles for Patriot air defense systems and munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). Both systems have been vital to Ukraine\u2019s defense, with Patriots intercepting Russian missile attacks and HIMARS significantly bolstering precision-strike capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An end to the war remains elusive, despite months of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Wednesday that \u201cwe remain open for negotiations and prefer to settle the Ukrainian crisis by political and diplomatic means.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Russia has raised objections to key proposals, and no breakthrough in talks has been achieved. Ukraine insists on the restoration of its territorial integrity, while Moscow continues to maintain demands seen as unacceptable to Kyiv and its Western backers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline command post of the defenders of Kupyansk during a working trip to Kharkiv region in 2023. (Image Credit: President of Ukraine)
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Russian Attacks Continue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overnight Russian aerial attacks disrupted Ukrainian rail and power services, officials said. In the southern Kherson region, a Russian glide bomb struck a town, wounding three women and a 3-year-old girl, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin said. Ukrainian officials described the latest strikes as part of Russia\u2019s continued campaign to target critical infrastructure and civilian areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attacks underline the urgency of securing new weapons. Ukrainian defense planners view the PURL fund as essential for sustaining long-term resistance against Russia\u2019s invasion, which is now in its fourth year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside military support, Ukraine is also preparing to launch a new joint investment fund with the United States to develop its mineral sector. Ukrainian officials announced Wednesday that the fund will begin with $150 million in seed capital. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will commit $75 million, with Ukraine matching that amount, Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is enough to launch the first significant investments,\u201d Sobolev said, calling the fund a \u201cbeacon\u201d to attract additional support from international institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S.-Ukraine mineral sector agreement was signed in April and grants the U.S. preferential access to new mining projects. The initiative is intended both to spur Ukraine\u2019s economic reconstruction and to reinforce military support by reducing dependence on outside sources for critical raw materials.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Workers inspect a Flamingo cruise missile at Fire Point\u2019s secret factory in Ukraine on August 18, 2025. (Image Credit: AP\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/sup><\/em>

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Focus on Energy, Infrastructure, and Minerals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said the fund would initially concentrate on energy, infrastructure, and critical mineral projects. The goal is to finance three projects by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s mineral wealth, including lithium, titanium, and rare earths, is viewed as a strategic resource for reconstruction and Western supply chains. By securing U.S. investment, Kyiv hopes to integrate more deeply with Western economies while building resilience against future Russian aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy\u2019s announcement alongside Roberta Metsola highlighted the ongoing backing Ukraine continues to receive from European institutions. Metsola reiterated the European Parliament\u2019s commitment to supporting Ukraine in its struggle against Russia, both militarily and economically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PURL fund, along with the new U.S.-Ukraine mineral initiative, underscores a dual-track strategy: immediate military aid to keep Ukraine\u2019s defenses viable, and longer-term economic investment to stabilize the country and anchor it within Western frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Strategic Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Kyiv, the buildup of PURL contributions shows continued Western resolve to provide military assistance despite signs of war fatigue in some capitals. For Washington, it allows allies to share more of the financial burden while ensuring that Ukraine\u2019s weapon supplies come primarily from the U.S. defense industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mineral fund adds an economic dimension, linking Ukraine\u2019s reconstruction directly to U.S. and Western interests in critical supply chains. Together, these moves signal that Ukraine\u2019s allies see the conflict not just as a regional war but as a test of international security and economic order.<\/p>\n\n\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on August 18, 2025. (Image Credit: X\/@ZelenskyyUa)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ukraine expects to have around $3.5 billion in a fund to buy U.S. weapons by next month, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The arrangement, known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), pools contributions from NATO members other than the U.S. to buy American weapons, munitions, and equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[62,1],"tags":[768,75,6,357,528,5,59,631,936,20,113,7,22,63,751],"class_list":["post-31653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-news","tag-air-defense","tag-conflict","tag-defense","tag-europe","tag-himars","tag-military","tag-nato","tag-patriot","tag-purl","tag-russia","tag-security","tag-u-s","tag-ukraine","tag-weapons","tag-zelenskyy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NATO-Secretary-General-Rutte-with-Ukraine-President-Zelenskyy.jpg?fit=690%2C370&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7jJWb-8ex","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31653"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31660,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31653\/revisions\/31660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}