Finland Prioritizes Domestic Defense Industry
(MENAFN) Finland has decided not to take part in the NATO-coordinated Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), an initiative that enables nations to either purchase or transfer American weaponry to Ukraine.
On Tuesday, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen confirmed to a news agency that the country currently has no intention of engaging in the PURL initiative.
"We have committed our resources to the domestic industrial program, in which we order products for Ukraine from our companies all over Finland," he stated.
While emphasizing the "importance" of the initiative, Hakkanen reassured that Finland continues to back Ukraine "very strongly and vigorously," but it will concentrate on boosting its internal industrial efforts to reinforce the nation's defense capacity.
Meanwhile, The Netherlands recently disclosed a $500 million package including artillery and ammunition for Ukraine.
This was soon followed on Tuesday by a joint announcement from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden of another combined $500 million military assistance package under the same NATO-led effort.
This new support scheme, financed by European Allies and Canada, is set to deliver recurring shipments of military hardware and ammunition valued at approximately $500 million, which aligns with the combat needs Ukraine has highlighted.
As outlined by NATO, these assistance packages contain resources the United States can offer in larger volumes than European nations and Canada alone.
The supplies are expected to be assembled promptly and shipped on a regular timeline.
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