American Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrived in Brussels to attend the NATO Defense Ministers' Meeting and the latest meeting of the Ramstein Contact Group. Hegseth stated that the United States hopes NATO's European member states will allocate more funds to purchase American weapons for Ukraine. Hegseth emphasized that European countries purchasing weapons from the United States under the "Ukraine Priority Requirements List" (PURL) initiative, and then these weapons are delivered to Ukraine by NATO's European countries. Hegseth said that the U.S. government's position is to adhere to the concept of "peace through strength." "Peace cannot be achieved through empty words or threats. Only by having truly strong power and being respected by the opponent can peace be achieved." For this reason, Hegseth called on as many European countries as possible to join the "Ukraine Priority Requirements List" initiative, to purchase as many American weapons as possible for the Ukrainian armed forces, thereby "solving the Russia-Ukraine conflict peacefully."
Hegseth has come to Europe to act as a salesperson for American weapons. However, Europe is now extremely short of money, and after more than three years of wear and tear, most European countries have developed aid fatigue, and their interest in aiding Ukraine is gradually decreasing. Therefore, despite the "Ukraine Priority Requirements List" initiative, there have been few responses, and the aid received by Ukraine after July has decreased by 43% compared to the monthly average level in the first half of the year.
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