Nederland koopt als eerste Amerikaans wapenpakket van 500 miljoen euro voor Oekraïne
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The original was posted on /r/ukraine by /u/consolesucks on 2025-08-04 16:41:35+00:00.

The Netherlands is contributing €500 million to a support package for Ukraine, including American air defense systems, ammunition, and other military equipment. This amount is in addition to the €3.5 billion previously pledged to Ukraine .

With this contribution, the Netherlands is the first country to purchase a support package for the so-called Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a list on which Ukraine indicates which air defense, ammunition, and other items it most urgently needs. This list was devised by US President Trump and NATO chief Rutte to ensure that NATO member states, not the US, pay for supplies to Ukraine.

Many NATO member states don’t have enough weapons themselves to supply Ukraine. They can now purchase a package of the equipment Ukraine has requested from the US for €500 million and have it delivered to Ukraine. The plan is to send two more aid packages to Ukraine this month.

Patriot system is of great importance

The Dutch package includes components for the Patriot and HAWK air defense systems. Ukraine is eagerly awaiting these to protect itself against increasingly intense Russian airstrikes. The US is the only country capable of producing the Patriot systems, which cost over a billion euros each.

In recent weeks, NATO countries have been negotiating how the systems can be delivered to Ukraine. Germany announced last week that it would be giving Ukraine two of its own Patriot systems. In return, the US will accelerate the delivery of new, replacement systems to Germany.