NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has thanked Denmark, Norway and Sweden for their swift decision to fund a military aid package for Ukraine. Source: Rutte on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: On Tuesday 5 August,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. They discussed the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine, funded by allied countries, according to Zelenskyy.

The Netherlands will buy 500 million euros ($577 million) of US weapons for Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to fund a full package under a new scheme to speed deliveries from American stockpiles,

Air defense systems are in greatest need as Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians.

Sweden, Norway and Denmark will jointly allocate approximately NOK 5 billion (approx. US$486 million) to a NATO initiative to supply American weapons to Ukraine. Source: a statement by the Norwegian government released on Tuesday 5 August,