Slovenia allocates €43m for weapons procurement for Ukraine

Slovenia plans to allocate about €43 million by the end of the year to purchase US weapons for Ukraine's defence forces under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.

Source: Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal on social media following a meeting with his Slovenian counterpart Borut Sajovic

Details: Slovenia announced its decision to join the PURL initiative in October, but details of its contribution were classified.

Quote from Shmyhal: "This is a truly significant initiative to strengthen our capabilities, above all in the area of air defence. We greatly appreciate the fact that Slovenia plans to allocate around €43 million to this mechanism by the end of the year."

The defence minister also said that Ukraine is ready to share its experience of using interceptor drones, long-range unmanned aircraft and other types of UAVs with Slovenia.

Background:

• The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported that 21 countries have joined NATO's PURL initiative, which funds the procurement of US-made weapons for Ukraine, contributing over US$4 billion in total.
• A recent meeting of NATO ministers in Brussels resulted in agreements on the supply of approximately US$1 billion worth of weapons under the PURL programme.

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