Portugal to contribute €50m to US arms purchase initiative for Ukraine

Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal has thanked Portugal for its readiness to contribute €50 million to the PURL initiative, which provides for the purchase of US-made weapons for Ukraine.

Source: Shmyhal on X (Twitter), following a meeting with his Portuguese counterpart Nuno Melo, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Shmyhal thanked Melo for his visit to Kyiv and for Portugal's willingness to make a €50 million contribution to the PURL mechanism.

He also said Portugal will allocate €25 million annually for five years under the SAFE initiative to purchase Ukrainian defence products.

The ministers additionally discussed Ukraine's critical defence needs to protect civilians and critical infrastructure.

Background:

• In Kyiv on 20 December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro signed a partnership agreement on the production of naval drones.
• The agreement was signed during Montenegro's first visit to Ukraine.
• Montenegro also announced a €600,000 contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.

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