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At the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, partners allocated one of the largest budgets to support Ukraine — $38 billion for 2026.
This was reported by Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov on Telegram.
More than $6 billion is allocated in specific aid packages, including over $2.5 billion for Ukrainian drones, over $500 million for PURL, $2 billion for air defense, as well as funds for artillery ammunition, training, maritime capabilities, and other areas.
“On the President’s instructions, we agreed with several European partners on the urgent delivery of Patriot missiles from their stockpiles. I thank the partners for this initiative. The quantity will be finalized after final approval by the governments of the respective partner countries. We hope for the fastest possible delivery”, — Mykhailo Fedorov noted.
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- На засіданні «Рамштайн» вперше представлено партнерам оборонні цілі України на рік
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- На засіданні «Рамштайн» вперше представлено партнерам оборонні цілі України на рік
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- На засіданні «Рамштайн» вперше представлено партнерам оборонні цілі України на рік
Agreements with partners following “Ramstein”:
- The United Kingdom allocates £500 million for air defense and contributes £150 million to PURL. Overall, it allocates £3 billion for military aid to Ukraine in 2026.
- Germany allocates at least €1 billion for drone procurement for Ukraine, will finance the air defense “dome” project over Ukrainian cities and the drone-assault unit project within its €11.5 billion Ukraine aid budget.
- Norway allocated $7 billion in 2026, of which $1.4 billion for drones, $700 million for air defense, $200 million for artillery, $125 million for PURL.
- The Netherlands committed to allocate at least 0.25% of GDP for Ukraine’s defense in 2026 and announced a €90 million contribution to PURL.
- Belgium will allocate €1 billion for military aid this year.
- Sweden announced its 24th aid package worth €1.2 billion and a €100 million contribution to PURL. Overall, it allocates €3.7 billion this year.
- Denmark announced an increase of its Ukraine military aid budget by $425 million to a total of $2 billion in 2026.
- Spain allocates $1.2 billion in 2026.
- Canada contributes $50 million to the “Danish model” and $45 million for medical support.
- Iceland contributes $8 million to PURL and $2.4 million for weapons procurement through the NSATU trust fund.
- Lithuania allocates $265 million this year, including $30 million for PURL and $12 million for deep-strike production.
- Latvia will allocate at least 0.25% of GDP to support Ukraine.
- Estonia will also allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to strengthen Ukraine’s defense.
- Australia announced a new contribution to the PURL initiative.
- Portugal announced contributions to PURL and the “Czech initiative,” as well as the transfer of armored vehicles and drones under the SAFE program.
- Turkey will strengthen Ukraine’s air defense with its contribution.
- Slovenia announced a $5 million aid package.
“At the meeting, we presented our defense goals for the year for the first time — approved by the President of Ukraine and our military. We came with a clear plan and concrete decisions that we intend to achieve together with our partners. I am grateful to every country that is part of the ‘Ramstein’ format. Thank you for the new strong contributions to our defense”, — Mykhailo Fedorov summarized.
