Netherlands' New PM Reaffirms Unwavering Support for Ukraine
The Netherlands' new Prime Minister, Dick Schoof, reassured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of continued support for Ukraine against Russian aggression. The Netherlands has committed to supplying F-16 jets and expanding pilot training missions. Schoof emphasized the political, military, and financial backing on social media platform X.
The Netherlands' new Prime Minister Dick Schoof assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a phone call on Wednesday that his country would maintain its support for Ukraine.
The Netherlands has been one of the driving forces behind an international coalition to supply Ukraine with F-16s to strengthen its air defences against Russia. The outgoing Dutch government said on Monday that the first of 24 promised jets would be supplied soon.
"I assured (Zelenskiy) that the Netherlands' support for his country is rock solid; we will continue to support Ukraine politically, militarily, and financially against Russian aggression, whatever it takes and for as long as it takes," Schoof said on social media platform X. Zelenskiy said on X he wished Schoof success in his job and that a meeting "to further develop our partnership" had been scheduled.
Ukraine counts on the Netherlands to expand the F-16 jet training mission for Kyiv's pilots, Zelenskiy added. The Dutch government earlier supplied F-16s to a training facility in Romania, where Ukrainian pilots and ground staff are being taught to fly and maintain the planes in battle.
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