Ukraine Seeks €1 Billion More to Buy US Weapons by Year-End

December 1, 2025, 11:34 AM UTC

Ukraine is seeking some €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in additional European funding by the end of the year to finance US weapons purchases, the country’s ambassador to NATO said.

“We would be extremely grateful for the new contributions from allies so Ukraine will be able to receive equipment through PURL uninterruptedly,” Alyona Getmanchuk told Bloomberg News, referring to a program that finances US sweapon purchases with money provided mainly by Kyiv’s European partners.

The war-battered nation aims to fend off intensified Russian airstrikes and grinding advances by the Kremlin’s forces as winter sets in.

HIMARS in use in Ukraine.
Photographer: Serhii Mykhalchuk/Getty Images

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