A member of the Swedish Army sits in a tank as Swedish Army armoured vehicles and tanks participate in a military exercise called "Cold Response 2022", gathering around 30,000 troops from NATO member countries as well as Finland and Sweden,

Norway has announced its participation in a new defense initiative launched by the United States and NATO in July, according to the statement of the Norwegian government. The initiative refers to the PURL program (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) — a list of Ukraine’s priority needs that provides for the rapid delivery of US weapons systems,

The funding will be used to purchase arms from the United States through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the assistance will provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs most urgently for its defense.