US, NATO develop funding mechanism (PURL) for Ukraine weapons transfers??

Recall this previous post?

Trump says Patriot Missiles for Ukraine are “already being shipped” under NATO-backed deal

Trump claims that NATO is going to pay for the weapons being shipped to Ukraine- Given the fact that the US is the largest funder of NATO- is it safe to assume the US will still be paying for these weapons?

Perhaps the report below will clarify which party/ies will be paying for the arming of Ukraine?

New Arab

At least one tranche of weapons for Ukraine is currently being negotiated under the new mechanism, though it is unclear if money has been transferred.

The US and NATO are working on a novel approach to supply Ukraine with weapons using funds from NATO countries to pay for the purchase or transfer of US arms, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

The president said last month the US would supply weapons to Ukraine, paid for by European allies, but did not indicate how this would be done.

NATO countries, Ukraine, and the United States are developing a new mechanism that will focus on getting US weapons to Ukraine from the Priority Ukraine Requirements List, known under the acronym PURL, the sources said.

Ukraine would prioritise the weapons it needs in tranches of roughly $500 million, and NATO allies – coordinated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte – would then negotiate among themselves who would donate or pay for items on the list.

Through this approach, NATO allies hope to provide $10 billion in arms for Ukraine, said a European official, speaking on condition of anonymity. It was unclear over what time frame they hope to supply the arms.

"That is the starting point, and it's an ambitious target that we're working towards. We're currently on that trajectory. We support the ambition. We need that sort of volume," the European official said.

Word Salad – words put together in a way that has no actual meaning. Time frame question? Starting point. Ambitious target- On the trajectory and supporting the ambition with volume.

A senior NATO military official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the initiative was “a voluntary effort coordinated by NATO that all allies are encouraged to take part in”.

The official said the new scheme included a NATO holding account, where allies could deposit money for weapons for Ukraine, approved by NATO’s top military commander.

Money for the arms would be transferred into a US-held account, possibly at the US Treasury Department, or to an escrow fund, although the exact structure remains unclear, the official said.

The new mechanism would be in addition to the United States’ own effort to identify arms from US stockpiles to send to Ukraine under the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows the US president to draw from current weapons stocks to help allies in an emergency.

At least one tranche of weapons for Ukraine is currently being negotiated under the new mechanism, two sources said, though it was unclear if any money has yet been transferred.

Or perhaps it won’t ?