Zelenskyy: Netherlands allocates additional billion euros for military aid to Ukraine
Photo: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
The Netherlands has allocated an additional one billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine. Another 400 million euros were also allocated for the restoration of Ukraine, states Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"In a recent telephone conversation, Prime Minister Mark Rutte informed that the Netherlands had allocated an additional billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine and 400 million euros for reconstruction. This is in addition to the commitments under our bilateral security agreement. Thank you, Mark, thank you, Dutch people! This is an excellent example of supporting Ukraine," wrote Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy and Rutte also discussed joint efforts with partners to expedite the supply of artillery shells, ammunition, and air defense systems.
The President thanked Rutte for the successful Justice for Ukraine conference in The Hague and the launch of the Register of Damage as a result of it.
Preparations for the Peace Summit in Switzerland were also discussed. Zelenskyy invited the Netherlands to join.
Assistance to Ukraine from the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been one of Ukraine's allies since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
They have already provided Ukrainian soldiers with weapons worth more than 2.8 billion euros. The Netherlands will also provide Ukraine with more than 20 F-16 fighter jets.
As Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren noted, it is expected that the delivery of the jets will begin this year.
