The Netherlands continues to support the Ukrainian military and will strengthen it as winter approaches.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Wopke Hoekstra, announced the allocation of another € 20 million to help the Ukrainian army through the NATO trust fund.

This was discussed at a joint press conference between Wopke Hoekstra and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands has certified military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including the application of sanctions.

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“We have already provided from 0.5 billion to 1 billion euros of our support. Kyiv is not alone. I am pleased to announce that the Netherlands will provide an additional €20 million to the NATO Trust Fund for Ukraine. In total, we provided € 25 million aid to the Ukrainian army in the form of food kits, first aid kits, ambulances, fuel trucks, and anti-drone equipment,” he said.

In addition, Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the decision of the Netherlands to allocate €120 million military aid, one third of which will go to the modernization of Czech T-72 tanks.

As previously reported, together with the United States, the Netherlands will provide 90 modernised and reconditioned Czech tanks.

The total value of this joint project is approximately $90 million.

The first batch of tanks is expected to be delivered to Ukraine as early as December. These tanks will be sent from the Czech defense industry.