US pushes Greece to join PURL weapons program for Ukraine

Washington is pressing Athens to participate in the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which supplies NATO weapons from US stockpiles to Ukraine.

US diplomats approached their Greek counterparts with the proposal ahead of a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reports, citing sources.

The US side requested that Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis sign a framework agreement to signal Greece’s involvement in the initiative.

They urged Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis to announce Greece’s involvement at the NATO meeting and suggested signing the General Framework Agreement to signal commitment, leaving the exact contribution amount for later. Washington also advised Greece against joining the minority of NATO members that do not contribute.

On the sidelines of the NATO meeting, Gerapetritis met with US Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau, but no formal announcement was made beyond both sides’ intent to prepare the next Greece-US Strategic Dialogue. Initially scheduled for October and then December, the dialogue now appears likely to occur later in 2026.

The Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) is a mechanism launched in July 2025 to enable allied countries to finance US-made weapons and equipment for Ukraine.

Under PURL, Ukraine submits a prioritised list of its most urgent defence needs, then participating NATO member states and partners contribute funds so that those needs can be met via US stock — not new manufacturing — enabling rapid deliveries.

By late 2025, around 17 NATO countries had committed to the initiative, and total contributions reportedly exceeded $2.8 billion, enabling several weapons packages to be assembled and dispatched to Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte noted that PURL has support from two-thirds of member states and commitments totalling €4 billion, far below the $300 billion in weapons Western countries have supplied to Ukraine.

Greece has contributed artillery shells, ageing anti-air missiles, old guns, self-propelled artillery, confiscated Kalashnikovs, and anti-tank weapons, and may also sell short-range OSA-AK systems.

By Jeyhun Aghazada