Following the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in the Ramstein format, partners confirmed one of the largest support budgets for Ukraine — $38 billion for 2026. This was announced by Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhaylo Fedorov.
“On the instructions of the President, we have agreed with a number of European partners on the urgent delivery of missiles for Patriot systems from their warehouses. I thank our partners for this initiative. We will finalise the quantity after final approval by the leadership of the respective partner countries. We hope for the fastest possible delivery,” the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine quoted Fedorov as saying.
Agreements with partners following the Ramstein summit
The United Kingdom is allocating £500 million for air defence and contributing £150 million to the PURL initiative. In total, it is providing £3 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2026.
Germany is allocating at least €1 billion for the purchase of drones for Ukraine and will finance the air defence “dome” project over Ukrainian cities and the drone assault unit project as part of its €11.5 billion aid budget for Ukraine.
Norway has allocated $7 billion in 2026, including $1.4 billion for drones, $700 million for air defence, $200 million for artillery, and $125 million for PURL.
The Netherlands has pledged to allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to Ukraine’s defence in 2026 and has announced a €90 million contribution to PURL.
Belgium will allocate €1 billion in military aid this year.
Sweden has announced its 24th aid package worth €1.2 billion and a €100 million contribution to PURL. In total, it is allocating €3.7 billion this year.
Denmark has increased its military aid budget for Ukraine by $425 million, bringing the total to $2 billion in 2026.
Spain is providing $1.2 billion in 2026.
Canada is allocating $50 million under the “Danish model” and $45 million for medical support.
Iceland is contributing $8 million to the PURL initiative and allocating $2.4 million for the purchase of weapons through the NSATU trust fund.
Lithuania is allocating $265 million this year.
Latvia will provide at least 0.25% of its GDP to support Ukraine.
Estonia will also allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to strengthening Ukraine’s defence.
Australia has announced a new contribution to the PURL initiative.
Portugal has announced contributions to PURL and the “Czech initiative”, as well as the transfer of armoured vehicles and drones under the SAFE programme.
Turkey will strengthen Ukraine’s air defence with its contribution.
Slovenia has announced a $5 million aid package.
“At the meeting, we presented our defence goals for the year, agreed by the President of Ukraine and our military, to our partners for the first time. We came with a clear plan and specific decisions that we intend to implement together with our partners. I am grateful to every country participating in the Ramstein format. Thank you for your new and strong contributions to our defence,” Mykhaylo Fedorov concluded.