This year the government will allocate 400 million euros for support to Ukraine. Sources report this to the political editorial staff of RTL Nieuws. This is in addition to the more than two billion euros that had already been reserved for 2024.
Ukraine can also count on financial support from the Netherlands next year. In the Spring Memorandum, the outgoing cabinet has already set aside 1.5 billion euros for this purpose. The money is mainly intended for military support, but also for truth-finding, recovery and reconstruction.
The government is also making money available to achieve the NATO standard. It ensures that Dutch expenditure on Defense will be above 2 percent until 2026. In 2024 it will be 2.15 percent, in 2025 it will be 2.05 percent and in 2026 it will be 2.22 percent. After that it falls back to 1.9 percent.
It is then up to a new cabinet to ensure that the agreed NATO standard is subsequently achieved.
Ukraine is finding it increasingly difficult on the battlefield. There is an acute shortage of ammunition and equipment. And the country also needs more financial scope quickly, especially because a billion-dollar aid package from the United States has still not been approved by the American Congress.
The government has been firmly behind Ukraine since the Russian attack began. It took a leading role when it comes to arms support. A total of more than 2.8 billion euros worth of military goods have already been sent to Kyiv. Prime Minister Mark Rutte recently signed a ten-year security agreement with Ukraine during a visit to Kharkiv.
‘Zero restraint’
“The cabinet is outgoing, but there is zero restraint when it comes to Ukraine. A ten-year security agreement has now been concluded and now extra money is coming to support the country,” says political reporter Fons Lambie. “There is a large majority in the House that calls for continued support for Ukraine, even though the largest party – PVV – has been critical of support for Kyiv in the past.”
“The extra money to achieve the NATO standard is also striking. Last year, the Netherlands just missed the 2 percent mark, despite the extra investments. That would be painful for outgoing Prime Minister Rutte, who is now in the race for the new to become Secretary General of the Alliance.”
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More than USA.. LOL. Big love to Dutch!
Great lagers and great logic! The Dutch!!!
“This is in addition of the 2 billion (!) already planned for 2024”
400 mil additionally* to the already 2 billion allocated for this year.
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TRANSLATION (from the article)
This year the government will allocate 400 million euros for support to Ukraine. Sources report this to the political editorial staff of RTL Nieuws. This is in addition to the more than two billion euros that had already been reserved for 2024.
Ukraine can also count on financial support from the Netherlands next year. In the Spring Memorandum, the outgoing cabinet has already set aside 1.5 billion euros for this purpose. The money is mainly intended for military support, but also for truth-finding, recovery and reconstruction.
The government is also making money available to achieve the NATO standard. It ensures that Dutch expenditure on Defense will be above 2 percent until 2026. In 2024 it will be 2.15 percent, in 2025 it will be 2.05 percent and in 2026 it will be 2.22 percent. After that it falls back to 1.9 percent.
It is then up to a new cabinet to ensure that the agreed NATO standard is subsequently achieved.
Ukraine is finding it increasingly difficult on the battlefield. There is an acute shortage of ammunition and equipment. And the country also needs more financial scope quickly, especially because a billion-dollar aid package from the United States has still not been approved by the American Congress.
The government has been firmly behind Ukraine since the Russian attack began. It took a leading role when it comes to arms support. A total of more than 2.8 billion euros worth of military goods have already been sent to Kyiv. Prime Minister Mark Rutte recently signed a ten-year security agreement with Ukraine during a visit to Kharkiv.
‘Zero restraint’
“The cabinet is outgoing, but there is zero restraint when it comes to Ukraine. A ten-year security agreement has now been concluded and now extra money is coming to support the country,” says political reporter Fons Lambie. “There is a large majority in the House that calls for continued support for Ukraine, even though the largest party – PVV – has been critical of support for Kyiv in the past.”
“The extra money to achieve the NATO standard is also striking. Last year, the Netherlands just missed the 2 percent mark, despite the extra investments. That would be painful for outgoing Prime Minister Rutte, who is now in the race for the new to become Secretary General of the Alliance.”
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More than USA.. LOL. Big love to Dutch!
Great lagers and great logic! The Dutch!!!
“This is in addition of the 2 billion (!) already planned for 2024”
400 mil additionally* to the already 2 billion allocated for this year.