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Finland, Sweden Boost Weapons Purchases Amid Aid Decline
10/16/2025
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- Finland and Sweden plan to buy more weapons from the United States to aid Ukraine amid declining foreign military aid.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged NATO allies to increase contributions to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program.
- Military aid declined 43% in July and August, with larger allies such as France and Britain not yet committing.
