Poland suspends funding for purchases of US weapons for Ukraine – Tusk
Poland has decided to suspend contributions to the PURL program, under which European countries purchase weapons from the United States for transfer to Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this, Censor.NET reports.
Details of the decision
Warsaw has already informed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte of the decision.
"I informed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that, for the time being, we will not be contributing to the PURL program — European funding for American weapons for Ukraine," Tusk said.
The Polish prime minister cited the country's high budget deficit and defense spending among the reasons.
What is known about PURL?
PURL is a joint US-NATO program established in 2025 to rapidly provide Ukraine with the weapons and ammunition it needs:
- Ukraine draws up a priority list of requirements (including air defense, ammunition, missiles and other items).
- NATO and the United States agree on and approve the list.
- NATO partner countries (but not the United States) contribute money to joint funding packages.
- The United States uses these funds to supply weapons quickly (often from its own stockpiles or production).
Instead of separate deliveries, each country contributes money to a "common pool," while the United States centrally purchases and transfers to Ukraine what it needs most urgently.
The supplies include:
- Air defense systems (such as Patriot);
- Missiles and ammunition (including for HIMARS);
- Other critical weapons that are difficult to replace with European equivalents.
