4 NATO States Agree to Buy $1 Billion in US Weapons for Ukraine

by | Aug 5, 2025

4 NATO States Agree to Buy $1 Billion in US Weapons for Ukraine

by | Aug 5, 2025

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Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands announced they would buy $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine from the US. 

Copenhagen is pledging to buy $500 million in arms that will be matched by the three Scandinavian countries. “Ukraine is not only fighting for its own security, but also for our security,” Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson. 

The Wall Street Journal reports this is the first of several weapon sales to Ukraine paid for by NATO members this summer. 

NATO and President Donald Trump recently unveiled a scheme to send Ukraine $10 billion in US weapons funded by Europe and Canada. However, several European countries have announced they will not participate in the program. 

Ukrainian President Zelensky celebrated the announcement. “We already have commitments from the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark – over one billion dollars for American weapons that Ukraine will receive,” he wrote on X. “Thank you! This cooperation with NATO countries will continue.”

The Ukrainian leader also said he had a “productive” conversation with President Donald Trump. Zelensky says he spoke with Trump about adding new sanctions on Russia. 

According to Reuters the scheme also allows for countries that donate weapons to Ukraine to have priority access to receiving replacement arms from the US.

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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