Ukraine has started receiving weapons via the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) mechanism, enabling its partners to buy American arms directly from the United States.
The first package is already in Ukraine, Suspilne reports, citing its own sources within NATO. The publication also notes that more packages are on their way to Ukraine, and four packages have been financed so far.
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From Defense Express we would like to note that $500 million has been allocated for American weapons for Ukraine under the PURL mechanism, with contributions from the Netherlands on August 4, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively on August 5, Germany on August 13, and Canada on August 24. It is also known that Belgium contributed $100 million and Latvia contributed €5 million.
This suggests that the "Dutch package" has now arrived, assuming the packages are being assembled in this way. At the same time, the mechanism for approving and delivering weapons has been kept completely secret. Its contents have not yet been announced.
This stands in stark contrast to how aid to Ukraine was previously provided in terms of public transparency. In particular, most European countries have stopped publishing lists of military aid to Ukraine. By contrast, Germany used to provide regular updates listing every delivery, from heavy weapons to ammunition, first aid kits, and helmets.
This time, the U.S. also refrained from publishing any information about the sale of its weapons to Ukraine through PURL. For instance, the website of the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) does not mention any permits for the sale of weapons to Ukraine through this mechanism. However, individual permits, including for ERAM cruise missiles, are still made public, with notes that the purchases are financed by other countries.
This suggests that other mechanisms besides Foreign Military Sales are involved in these transfers. This is also quite positive, as it avoids the complex bureaucratic steps, which involve coordination between various ministries and agencies, as well as notifying Congress 15 or 30 days before approving the sale — steps that could take months.
In other words, the U.S. is using a faster, non-public procedure for weapons allocation and sales.
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