Romania and Croatia join purchase of American weapons for Ukraine - Zelenskyy

Romania and Croatia have joined the PURL initiative, which allows the purchase of American weapons and strengthening the defense of Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

Zelenskyy thanked Romania and Croatia for joining PURL and noted that these countries have already announced the first contributions to the program.

According to him, thanks to these funds, the state is purchasing Patriot missiles and other necessary means of protection against the aggressor.

In December, the total amount of contributions amounted to almost USD 1.5 billion, the total - USD 4.3 billion.

"Since the launch of PURL in August, 24 countries have already joined it: the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland, Finland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Australia, Greece, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Croatia," the President of Ukraine said.

Thanks to the initiative, eight aid packages have already been formed, and two more are currently being filled, Zelenskyy stressed.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on December 29, the Italian government approved a resolution to continue military aid to Ukraine despite the opposition of the League party, which opposed it.

In 2025, Ukraine received a record USD 45 billion in international military aid.