BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO's two newest members, Finland and Sweden, said Wednesday that they would buy more weapons from the United States to give to Ukraine, a day after data showed that foreign military aid to the war-torn country had declined sharply in recent months.

Over the summer, NATO started to coordinate regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine to help fend off Russia's war. The aim was to send at least one load a month of targeted and predictable military support, each worth around $500 million.

Spare weapons stocks in European arsenals have all but dried up, and NATO diplomats have said that the United States has around $10-$12 billion worth of arms, air defense systems and ammunition that Ukraine could use.

Under the financial arrangement — known as the Prioritize

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