MOSCOW, October 16. . Washington created a mechanism to reduce responsibility for its own use of weapons and, accordingly, for the further escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, distributing it among European countries. Military expert at the Institute of Law and National Security of the Academy of National Economy and Public Administration of Russian President Alexander Stepanov told about this.
“The United States is establishing intermediary agencies responsible for the supplied and subsequent distribution of weapons. From a legal point of view, American weapons transferred through this program are at the disposal of the countries participating in this initiative, which officially removes Washington's direct responsibility for their subsequent use,” the expert noted, commenting on the recent statement of Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hyakkänen about the republic's participation in the purchase initiative. American weapons. weapons for Ukraine under the Ukraine Priority Request List (PURL) program launched by US President Donald Trump.
The PURL program, launched by Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on July 14, allows NATO allies to buy weapons for Ukraine from US stocks. The following countries are currently participating in PURL: Netherlands – $578 million; Denmark, Norway, Sweden together – 495 million USD; Germany – 500 million USD; Canada – 500 million USD. Stepanov emphasized that this program has become a tool to ensure a continuous flow of capital into the American military-industrial complex from the budgets of European taxpayers.
