The Netherlands will allocate 2.5 billion euros in military, humanitarian and diplomatic assistance to Ukraine next year, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said after a telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian President, in turn, said that he thanked Rutte for supporting our state.

“As long as Russia continues the war against Ukraine, the Netherlands will provide assistance to Ukraine. military, humanitarian and diplomatic. We allocate €2.5 billion for this in 2023. Ukraine can rely on the Netherlands We have just confirmed this in our conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky,” Rutte tweeted..

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said that he had a conversation with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte. He noted that Ukraine and the Netherlands continue to work together to strengthen the defense capability, energy sustainability, and restore critical infrastructure..

“Had an important conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Thanked for the decision to allocate 2.5 billion euros to help Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor. We appreciate the support of the Netherlands!

And we continue to work together to strengthen defense capability, energy resilience, and restore critical infrastructure,” Zelensky said..

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Earlier, Dutch Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said that her country would provide military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine for as long as needed..

In addition, the Dutch Ministry of Defense reported that the country sent about 1 billion euros of military aid to Ukraine..