Denmark, Sweden and Norway said they will provide Ukraine with a $500 million package of lethal equipment to be bought from the United States under a new NATO initiative.

Sweden, Norway and Denmark will contribute around $500 million to a NATO-led initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, including Patriot missiles, to ensure it can continue to defend itself against Russia,

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands will finance the transfer of American weapons to Ukraine worth more than $1 billion, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says during a briefing on August 5.