NATO allies should continue and increase weapons purchases to support Ukraine, US official says

A senior US defence official urged NATO allies to increase support for Ukraine's defence by purchasing US-made weapons through the PURL Initiative.

​NATO allies ​should continue their ‌support for ​Ukraine's defence and even increase ‌it by buying weapons made in the United States, a senior U.S. ‌defence official said on Thursday.

"It is ‌important that NATO allies continue and indeed increase their support for Ukraine's defense ⁠through ​the ⁠PURL Initiative. This will help to ensure ⁠that key materiel continues to reach ​the Ukrainian front line, enabling Ukraine's ⁠forces to deny further Russian advances," ⁠said ​Elbridge Colby, the under secretary of war for policy, who ⁠spoke on videoconference at a meeting on ⁠Ukraine ⁠at NATO headquarters.