Ukraine war: The Netherlands pledges €1 billion in extra support

Name: Ukraine war two years on: disease, displacement and demands for aid
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The Netherlands will release €1 billion for Ukraine this year, on top of €2 billion that had already been agreed

Prime Minister Mark Rutte also announced €400 million in economic support and for repairing energy infrastructure that has again come under attack from Russia in recent weeks

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte attends a press conference in Vilnius. The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with €400 million in economic support and for repairing energy infrastructure that has again come under attack from Russia in recent days and weeks. Photo: EPA-EFE

Agence France-Presse

Published: 10:16pm, 12 Apr 2024Updated: 10:20pm, 12 Apr 2024

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday pledged an additional one billion euros in military support to Ukraine, which he said was being “ravaged daily by Russian aggression”.

He also announced €400 million in economic support and for repairing energy infrastructure that has again come under attack from Russia in recent days and weeks.

“The Netherlands will release an extra €1 billion for military support this year. That is on top of the €2 billion that had already been agreed,” Rutte announced on X, formerly Twitter.

“It has also been decided that we will make €3 billion available for military support for next year,” added the outgoing prime minister after talks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Ukraine war two years on: disease, displacement and demands for aid

Rutte, who is in pole position to become the next Nato secretary general, concluded his tweet by saying: “Ukraine must win this battle. For their security and ours.”