Luxembourg has pledged a further €15 milliion in funding for a Nato programme to support Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, bringing total spending on military support for the war-torn country to €155 million this year.
Defence Minister Yuriko Backes announced the extra €15 million contribution from the Grand Duchy to the Prioritised Ukrainian Requirement List (Purl) initiative during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group – an alliance of more than 50 countries supporting the country’s defence.
“Luxembourg welcomes the ongoing efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace, coupled with robust security commitments,” said Backes. “In 2026, Luxembourg’s defence ministry has planned at least €100 million in military support for Ukraine.”
The Purl initiative is a package of military equipment and ammunition from the USA to support Ukraine, paid for jointly by Nato member countries and agreed between Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte and United States President Donald Trump in July.
The additional €15 million now brings Luxembourg’s contribution to the fund up to €30 million and its total military support for the Ukraine this year to €155 million, according to a press release from the defence ministry.
Luxembourg has also become one of 34 countries which has signed a new convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, a compensation body which will review damages caused in the country during its war with Russia.
“The International Claims Commission will be the second part of a comprehensive compensation mechanism related to Russia’s war of aggression, building on the existing Register of Damage for Ukraine,” a press release from the Council of Europe said Tuesday.
A Nato summit earlier this year agreed on a new 5% target of defence spending for Nato members – 3.5% of GDP for defence and 1.5% for infrastructure. Luxembourg has agreed to meet the new defence targets, aiming to spend at least 2% of gross national income (GNI) on defence by the end of this year.
By 2035, Luxembourg plans to invest 5% of GNI in defence and infrastructure, amounting to more than €3 billion annually, roughly one-tenth of the national budget.
(This article was updated at 17:15 on 16 December 2025 with details about the International Claims Commission and a statement from the Council of Europe)