“The Netherlands will allocate 27 million euros to support Ukraine: where will the funds go? The Netherlands provides 7 million euros for the UCAP aid package and 20 million euros for the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine. This is additional aid to the total military support of 10.4 billion euros.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Kaspar Veldkamp emphasized the need to support Ukraine in the military and other spheres.
“I announced to Minister Sibizi that the Netherlands will allocate 7 million euros for the UCAP Integrated Assistance Package for Ukraine, which is coordinated by NATO. NATO provides long-term support to Ukraine with fuel, medicines, winter equipment and means of jamming drones,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
He added that this is additional aid to the total military support of 10.4 billion euros provided by the Netherlands.
In addition, the minister reminded that the Netherlands will continue to exert economic pressure on the Russian Federation by introducing new sanctions and taking measures to prevent their circumvention.
“Yesterday, we organized a conference on sanctions compliance in The Hague, where Ukraine was present. We are starting to see cracks in the Russian economy, and we need to widen those cracks by increasing our sanctions and compliance efforts, which is what we are working on in the 16th package on sanctions,” Veldkamp emphasized.
Also, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands emphasized the assistance in restoring the energy infrastructure of Ukraine.
“I know that the last month has been extremely difficult. Russia’s continuous massive attacks on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure have left millions of civilians in the dark and cold… To support your country in these difficult times, the Netherlands will provide an additional €20 million for the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine in addition to the contribution of 4-5 million that we made last year to the same fund,” he added Veldkamp.
According to him, the Netherlands continues to work on the issue of energy security and energy infrastructure of Ukraine, as they realize that electricity is necessary not only for the civilian population, but also for supporting the country’s economy.
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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Netherlands discussed the priorities of military aid for 2025, including air defense, artillery and support for the defense industry. The Netherlands also plans to invest 400 million euros in the production of UAVs.