Last Updated on 06/09/2024 by Arun jain
The Netherlands will supply Ukraine To bolster Ukraine’s air-defense capabilities, with $80 million worth of support material for F-16s as well as air-to-air missiles.
This news was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine today on X, earlier Twitter. The post detailed: “Strengthening Ukraine’s air defense capabilities is our highest priority, and we greatly appreciate the support of the Netherlands,” adding: “The strength of unity brings victory closer!”
The Netherlands is supplying €80 million worth of support material for the F-16. In addition, our Dutch partners are providing air-to-air missiles.
Strengthening Ukraine’s air defense capabilities is our highest priority and we greatly appreciate the support of the Netherlands.… pic.twitter.com/5Ivpwksl3J
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 6, 2024
Newsweek Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense was contacted by email for further comment.
The Netherlands is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of the 12 original founding members. Newsweek Reached by email for comment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands directed us to a post shared on X by Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof last week.
The Post announced $221 in aid to Ukraine, a package that “focuses primarily on protecting and repairing energy infrastructure and includes additional funding for humanitarian assistance.”
Ukraine can count on the continuous support and engagement of the Netherlands. That was my message to the President @ZelenskyyUa Today in Zaporizhia.
It’s amazing to see how Ukrainians get on with their lives and keep their country going, just in a few dozen cities… pic.twitter.com/xJMnxqs3IF
— Dick Shoof (@MinPres) September 2, 2024
The Netherlands’ support for Ukraine includes:
– Military equipment and training for Ukrainian soldiers.
– Justice for Ukraine: working to ensure that crimes do not go unpunished and that war victims receive reparations.
– Sanctions against Russia: Makes it harder for Russia to finance the war.
– Reconstruction: support to repair damage.
– Humanitarian aid: helping organizations provide emergency goods and ensure the availability of drinking water and medicine.
Earlier today, it was confirmed Ukraine is set to receive a huge A missile package from the United KingdomProvides a major boost to its air-defense systems.
The package was confirmed by the UK Defense Secretary, John Healy, at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Liaison Group at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein.
Ukraine will receive a $214 million missile package, including artillery ammunition worth $395 million from the UK, plus 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM).
The move comes as part of a new commitment from the UK to Ukraine under the country Labor Government, Which is headed by the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and came to power in July.
This support from major NATO nations comes as a humanitarian toll Russia Ukraine war continues to grow. A recent missile attack on a Ukrainian military institution and a nearby hospital in the city of Poltava killed 55 people, injured 328, according to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry.
Ukraine launched a surprise invasion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast region on August 6 and continued to advance beyond Russian borders. The move has been condemned by Moscow, which has also criticized Western and NATO nations’ support for the incursion.
Maria Zakharova, Director of the Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Warning of painful reactions then NATO Supported the Kursk offensive.
“We want to warn such irresponsible politicians EUIn the event of corresponding aggressive actions by NATO and abroad or by the Kiev regime, Russia’s reaction will immediately follow… and will be extremely painful,” Zakharova said on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
Newsweek The Kremlin has been reached by email for comment.
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