PM: Netherlands to invest EUR 482 mln in defense under new partnership agreement with Ukraine
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Ukraine, under which the Netherlands will invest EUR 482 million in the defense industrial complex.
"We have just signed a partnership agreement, and it will be beneficial for Ukraine, for the Dutch, and for Europe. We are investing EUR 482 million in defense. A Ukrainian drone production project will be able to start very quickly. Ukraine needs this to counter Russian aggression," Jetten said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday.
He said the Netherlands would continue supporting Ukraine. He also announced the joint development of the defense industry with Ukraine.
The head of the Dutch government also announced the transfer to Ukraine of a ship currently located in the harbor of the city of Vlissingen, which he and Zelenskyy are to visit together later.
"This ship that we will see will become part of the Ukrainian navy. In this way, we are helping not only Ukraine, but the entire European continent," Jetten said.
