European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine

Member countries of the Ramstein-format Ukraine Defense Contact Group (R-FUDCG) today announced $4 billion in support, including  $1.2 billion missiles for Patriot air defence systems, $330 million worth radars from the UK, besides $540 million artillery ammunition and 150,000 drones.

Ahead of the 35th Ramstein-format meeting, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov met with partners: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Federal Minister of Defence of Germany Boris Pistorius, and UK Secretary of State for Defence Dan Jarvis.

Air defence support through PURL

At the 35th meeting of R-FUDCG, partners announced approximately $1 billion in support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism, which helps provide Ukraine with PAC-3 missiles for air defence.

These contributions were announced by the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Spain, Lithuania, Norway, and Australia.

Germany will also procure $200 million worth of Patriot missiles through JUMPSTART, a mechanism that enables long-term contracts for the supply of U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine.

The United Kingdom will procure $330 million worth of radars and air defence systems using proceeds from frozen russian assets.

Artillery ammunition procurement

Approximately $540 million will be allocated to procure extended-range artillery ammunition.

Contributions to this priority area, including through the “Czech Initiative”, were announced by Norway, Denmark, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Spain.

Drone procurement for the Defence Forces of Ukraine

In addition, partners announced new drone procurement initiatives and support for Ukrainian drone production to meet the needs of Ukraine’s warriors. In total, more than $1 billion in this support was announced.

The Netherlands will direct its support towards cruise missile drones for the Defence Forces of Ukraine. Norway will support the procurement of unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The United Kingdom will procure 150,000 Ukrainian-made drones using proceeds from frozen russian assets. Sweden will also contribute to strengthening Ukraine’s drone capabilities.

Ramstein-format participating countries will also provide funding for electronic warfare (EW) systems, infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), explosives, and the development of training centers in Ukraine.