On June 29 US permanent representative to NATO Whitaker said the US has received
more than $6 bln through the US- and NATO-proposed "Ukraine Priority Needs List"
mechanism and plans to continue advancing it. The mechanism, funded by non-US
NATO members, buys or transfers existing US weapons for rapid delivery of large
volumes to Ukraine and, according to US officials, lets willing NATO donors
bypass lengthy US arms-sale procedures to speed procurement. Russia has
said Western arms shipments impede repeatedly a peaceful resolution and warning
weapons sent to Ukraine would be lawful targets for Russian forces.