Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський|Feb 23, 2026 06:26
Today Europe is providing us with funding, and I am grateful for that.
Second, PURL is one of the programs through which we procure air defense from the Americans. It is financed by Europe, and we must respect both this program and the fact that Europe funds it.
Is it enough? It varies. There are states about which it can be said that they give enough, because they allocate significant funds for a single country. There are others that give very little. And then there are those blocking assistance. It would be enough for these countries to do nothing, but instead they do harm. So is the overall financing sufficient? No. But Europe, for the most part, stands with Ukraine and helps Ukrainians. That is true. Do we need more? Absolutely, because we do not have the same amount of weapons as the Russian Federation.
And when we talk about personnel, Europeans can help if – or when – we transition our army from mobilization to contracts. The same thing Putin is doing: he pays each person money for a contract. We want this as well, but we do not have enough funds. This is where Europeans could help. This program is not yet financed by Europeans.
From an interview with BBC 3/3(Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський)
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