Ukraine’s partners have earmarked $38 billion for weapons purchases, army reform and fighter training following the “Ramstein-33” contact group meeting, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
The 33rd Ramstein meeting took place February 11–12 at NATO headquarters in Brussels and was the most successful to date, with a record $38 billion in weaponry for Ukraine, Fedorov wrote on his Telegram channel. Partners will provide funds for the production of Ukrainian drones and other military equipment, as well as for the purchase of shells, artillery and other munitions. Among other commitments, they pledged to finance weapons purchases in the United States under the PURL program - specifically, missiles for Patriot air-defense systems.
Fedorov wrote that Ukraine’s partners will organize the urgent provision of Patriot missiles. There will also be money to upgrade the air-defense network. Seventeen countries joined the aid initiative — the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Canada, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Australia, Portugal, Turkey and Slovenia. The funding will flow through several channels — PURL (purchases in the U.S.), the “Danish model” (financing Ukrainian weapons production), the NSATU trust fund (a NATO training program), and SAFE (an EU defense program).
The list of weapons Ukraine will receive following “Ramstein-33”:
- missiles for Patriot;
- armored vehicles;
- PURL program - $500 million allocated;
- production of Ukrainian drones - $2.5 billion;
- air-defense system - $2 billion. Germany will help create a “dome” over Ukraine, Fedorov added;
- artillery ammunition - amount not specified;
- “maritime capabilities” - amount not specified and not detailed;
- the “Czech initiative” (procurement of Soviet-standard shells);
- creation of drone-assault units;
- training of fighters abroad and a medical aid package.
Fedorov also listed the countries and the amounts they will allocate. Germany, within its €11.5 billion Ukraine aid budget, will provide at least €1 billion for drone purchases and will fund an air-defense “dome” over Ukrainian cities and a drone-assault units project, Fedorov said.
The United Kingdom will provide €3.45 billion in 2026. Norway will allocate $7 billion, including $1.4 billion for drones, $700 million for air defense, $200 million for artillery and $125 million for purchases under PURL.
The Netherlands pledged to allocate at least 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine’s defense in 2026 and announced a €90 million contribution to PURL. Belgium will allocate €1 billion, Sweden €3.7 billion, Denmark €2 billion and Spain €1.2 billion. Latvia and Estonia will direct at least 0.25% of their GDP to strengthening Ukraine’s defense, Fedorov said, and Lithuania will allocate €265 million.
On February 11, Reuters reported that the “Czech initiative” to source Soviet-standard shells for Ukraine has raised only a third of the funds needed in 2026. It also emerged that under this program Ukraine’s armed forces were receiving almost half of their shells.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that due to delays in funding for Patriot missiles, the air-defense system was “empty.” According to him, because of this delay, Russian forces destroyed Kyiv’s heat-energy infrastructure during strikes on the coldest days of January 2026.
