Poland Pauses Contributions to NATO Programme for Buying US Arms for Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland will not make contributions for now to NATO's PURL programme, which funds purchases of US weapons for Ukraine. He cited the country's large budget deficit and its own defence spending.
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Poland will not make new contributions for the time being to PURL, a NATO programme under which European-funded US-made weapons are purchased for Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this on 13 November after talking with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The decision matters because PURL is one of the channels through which Ukraine, fighting Russia, receives American weaponry paid for by allies.
Tusk named Poland's large budget deficit and the country's own defence spending as the reasons. "I informed the Secretary General that for now we will not make contributions to PURL, the European-financed purchase of US weapons for Ukraine," he said.
Aid to Ukraine continues
The source stresses that the step concerns only funding for buying US arms for Ukraine. It does not mean Poland is abandoning military assistance to Kyiv altogether.
Earlier contribution
Poland joined PURL in late 2025, when it allocated 100 million US dollars to purchase American weapons for Ukraine.
The source does not say how long the pause may last or whether Poland will resume funding later.
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