NATO’s Rutte Says He Expects New Contributions to Ukraine Arms Aid Program
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that he expected new contributions from allies to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program, a Ukraine arms funding mechanism, in the coming days, Reuters reported.
He also said he welcomed US-led efforts to end the war in Ukraine and that he was confident that these would eventually “restore peace in Europe”.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces carried out strikes on at least eight Russian oil refineries last month, among 88 targets damaged in long-range drone attacks aimed at weakening Russia’s war effort, a top drone commander said on Tuesday.
Robert Brovdi said his Unmanned Systems Forces, alongside other units, had carried out 108 missions in November and damaged critical, energy and military facilities, including power substations in Russia and Russian-occupied territory inside Ukraine.
Russian forces have also intensified their attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities, plunging towns and cities into periods of darkness as winter approaches.
