Japan to join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine, media reports

(Francis Farrell – The Kyiv Independent) Japan is set to join the NATO-led program to fund the purchase of weapons from the U.S. to support Ukraine, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Feb. 10, citing unnamed NATO officials. Signed by the U.S. and NATO in July, the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) agreement lays out a mechanism for NATO member states and partners to purchase high-priority equipment for Ukraine. 24 countries, including two non-NATO member states Australia and New Zealand, have so far joined the initiative.

Japan to join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine, media reports