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The Netherlands is reinforcing its commitment to supporting Ukraine amid escalating tensions in Europe. The Dutch government plans to allocate an additional €700 million to Ukraine next year, significantly bolstering its financial aid package. Recognizing Ukraine's critical role in European stability, the Netherlands, along with Belgium and Luxembourg, reaffirms political, humanitarian, and military support to Kyiv. Amid rising threats, the Dutch Ministry of Defence is prioritizing investment in counter-drone systems, allocating up to €3 billion to enhance its defense capabilities. Collaborative efforts are further cemented through agreements on joint drone production with Ukraine, indicating a robust partnership. Furthermore, the Dutch Foreign Ministry highlights the importance of sanctions against Russia and underlines the necessity of maintaining pressure on the aggressor nation. Such initiatives underscore the Netherlands' strategic perspective on securing peace and stability in Europe.

What is the recent financial aid commitment by the Netherlands to Ukraine?

The Netherlands has committed to providing an additional €700 million in financial aid to support Ukraine in the upcoming year. This decision aligns with the Netherlands’ consistent efforts to bolster Ukraine's economy and military capabilities amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. The aid is expected to enhance Ukraine's defense systems and contribute to its economic resilience.

How is the Netherlands contributing to Ukraine's defense advancements?

The Netherlands is significantly contributing to Ukraine's defense advancements through joint projects and financial investments. This includes a large-scale initiative to produce drones in collaboration with Ukrainian defense firms, enhancing aerial capabilities. Additionally, the Netherlands is spending between €1.25 billion and €3 billion on counter-drone technologies to bolster both countries' defense against external threats.

Why are Benelux countries supporting Ukraine?

Benelux countries, consisting of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, support Ukraine to maintain regional stability and security in Europe. They perceive Ukraine’s stability as directly linked to the broader European security framework. This strategic cooperation includes political backing, humanitarian aid, and military support, reflecting a unified approach to countering threats from Russia and ensuring peace.

What steps is the Netherlands taking in response to threats from Russia?

In response to threats from Russia, the Netherlands is enhancing its defense capabilities through increased investments in military technologies, including counter-drone systems. Dutch leadership advocates for imposing tougher sanctions against Russia and collaborates with international allies to sustain pressure on the aggressor. The Dutch Foreign Ministry has stressed the importance of a robust defense presence in Eastern Europe to deter potential attacks and reinforce regional security.

What is the significance of the drone production agreement between Ukraine and the Netherlands?

The drone production agreement between Ukraine and the Netherlands is pivotal in strengthening Ukraine's defense sector. Joint production endeavors are expected to boost technological advancements and defense readiness in both countries. This collaboration symbolizes a deepening military partnership, aiming to address both present and future security challenges through innovation and shared resources.

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референдум 61.1 percent of Dutch voters rejected EU-Ukraine association, 38.1 percent voted in favor, - exit poll Dutch voters opposed a trade deal between the EU and Ukraine by a margin of nearly two-to-one, in a result that could trigger ructions in Brussels and boost those in the UK campaigning for Britain to leave the bloc. 490 413 2 222 Previously in trend: Referendum in the Netherlands

рютте We can not continue with ratification of association agreement with Ukraine, - Dutch PM Rutte According to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, if the official results of the referendum vote of April 6 are the same as exit polls show, i.e. opposing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, the Netherlands would not be able to continue the process of the deal's ratification. 223 237 1 206 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Referendum in the Netherlands

авария боинг CNN sources say MH17 report blames Russian missile for shooting down plane Dutch accident investigators say, evidence points to pro-Russian rebels as being responsible for shooting down MH-17. 219 118 1 165 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

бук "бук-м1-2" Investigation showed Malaysian Boeing MH-17 was shot down by Russia’s Buk-M1-2 anti-aircraft missile system - Butusov. PHOTO The investigation into the downing of the Malaysian Boeing-777 in the Donbas revealed that the plane was shot down by Russian anti-aircraft missile system Buk-M1-2, which is an exclusive Russian development and is used only by the Russian army. 155 715 858 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

путин Putin Must Take Responsibility - The Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte says that the President of Russia Vladimir Putin should exercise his influence on the militants to make the investigation of the Malaysian aircraft catastrophe start as soon as possible. 105 635 727 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Russia strives to split the countries investigating MH17 flight downing, - Dutch MP on Lavrov’s statement Dutch lawmaker, D-66 Party Speaker Sjoerd Sjoerdsma commented on the statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made during a trip to Malaysia. Lavrov said that the investigation into the Boeing crash "was not independent, comprehensive and truly international one." 103 116 564 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

The Netherlands bestows unexpected gift on Kremlin, - The Times on Dutch referendum The editorial in The Times addresses the results of the referendum on Ukraine-EU association agreement, held in the Netherlands yesterday. 77 798 557 Previously in trend: Referendum in the Netherlands

самолет крушение боинг Obama made 'solemn commitment' to aid Dutch investigation of Malaysian flight MH17 downing over Donbas U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed Dutch royals King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima to the White House, promising to help call to account those who shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet. 43 557 513 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

боинг boeing 777 Dutch Safety Board report into MH17 downing destroys Russia’s international image, Ukrainian President says The final report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, which was shot down by the pro-Russian militants in the Donetsk region in July 2014 published by the Dutch Safety Board has shattered the international image of the Russian Federation. 63 535 505 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Russian experts admit MH17 was downed with Buk, - Butusov Today is a decisive day for investigation into the MH17 disaster. 167 076 480 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

порошенко "We will not turn off the road of European integration. Ukraine and freedom cannot be stopped," - Poroshenko comments of preliminary Dutch referendum results President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko commented on the preliminary results of the referendum in the Netherlands on the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. 74 938 457 Previously in trend: Referendum in the Netherlands

нидерланды The Netherlands to carefully review Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, - Prime Minister Rutte The Government of the Netherlands will carefully review the agreement on association with Ukraine to satisfy all the parties. 91 789 447 World

самолет крушение боинг Ukraine crash site yields Russian missile parts, - Dutch Safety Board Investigators found parts of the rocket that destroyed the Malaysian Boeing. 130 063 447 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

грибаускайте "Lithuania and entire Europe will be on your side. Glory to Ukraine!" - Grybauskaite addressed Ukrainians in the wake of Dutch referendum. VIDEO The results of the Netherlands' referendum reflect the desire of the Dutch to encourage changes in the European Union. 68 564 421 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Referendum in the Netherlands

List of Russian military directly responsible for MH17 flight downing narrowed down to 20 persons, Deputy Infrastructure Minister says According to Deputy Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Shulmeister, the Dutch media have narrowed down the list of those responsible for the crash of the Malaysian Boeing to 20 Russian military. 150 749 421 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Russian Military Aircraft Violated Airspace of Several European Countries and Was Intercepted by Dutch Fighters Two Dutch F16 fighters, which control the sky over the Baltic region as part of NATO forces patrol, intercepted the Russian Il military cargo aircraft Wednesday evening. 100 775 419 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

ес EU as a whole with 28 Member States should decide on Association Agreement, not 20% of voters of one Member State, - MEPs EU-Ukraine association agreement should not be decided by 20 percent of voters from just one EU country. 63 850 415 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Referendum in the Netherlands

"Yesterday, Despite the Agreement, OSCE Representatives Were Shot At" - the Press Service Of the President of Ukraine Terrorists fired at OSCE representatives near Boeing 777 crash site. Thus, their mission and conduction of an objective investigation is obstructed. 61 138 406 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Dutch government unlikely to ratify EU-Ukraine Association Agreeement, PM Rutte says Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte warned that the government was unlikely to sign off a trade deal between the EU and Ukraine after Dutch voters slammed the proposal in a non-binding referendum earlier this year. 78 635 376 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Dutch parliament votes for investigation of Ukraine’s role in MH17 crash Dutch parliament votes for investigation of Ukraine’s role in MH17 crash The parliament of the Netherlands plans to begin the additional investigation of the reasons due to which Ukraine did not close the airspace over Donbas in 2014. 20 146 359 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Russian terrorists downed MH17

juncker ''This could lead to 'continental crisis'" – Juncker warned about possible failure of advisory referendum on association agreement with Ukraine European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Russia would "pluck the fruits" of the vote in the Netherlands against deepened ties between the European Union and Ukraine. 77 746 357 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

самолет Netherlands Ready to Announce Preliminary Cause of the Boeing-777 Disaster: International Experts Concluded a Report The Security Council prepared a report. 107 189 350 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Russia seeks to resume investigation into MH17 crash The Russian Federation requests the Dutch-led joint expert team to reopen the investigation into the case of flight MH17 downed by pro-Russian militants. 57 363 347 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

боинг Netherlands proposes international tribunal regarding downed Malaysian MH17 flight - Reuters source The Netherlands is discussing with its allies an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, sources familiar with the discussions say. 53 790 338 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

самолет крушение боинг Netherlands release almost 600 documents on flight MH-17 crash in Donbas. 147 remain classified The Netherlands released 569 documents related to the downing of the Malaysian Boeing-777 in the Donetsk region. 24 933 327 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Poroshenko Calls the Boeing Downing a Terror Attack and not a Crash Today, approximately at 16.20 (Kyiv time) a Malaysia Airlines aircraft Boeing 777, flight MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala-Lumpur has vanished off radars. 33 394 304 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

боинг Ukraine and Russia to release MH17 crash official reports on Oct. 13, - Butusov Censor.NET Chief Editor Yurii Butusov has announced that today, Oct. 13, on the eve of the publication of the official report by the Dutch government, Ukraine and Russia's governments will present their official technical reports. 33 619 291 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

золото Amsterdam court rules to return Scythian gold to Ukraine A priceless collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that were on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia occupied the peninsula must be returned to Ukraine and not the museums that originally held them. 98 610 290 Previously in trend: Scythian gold

пр бют суд Russia must compensate Dutch over Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise vessel seizure Russia must compensate the Netherlands over the 2013 seizure of Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship during a protest against Arctic oil drilling, an international court ruled on Monday. 65 014 285 World

сенат нидерландов Dutch senate ratifies EU-Ukraine treaty The Dutch senate has approved ratification of the EU-Ukraine free trade and association agreement on Tuesday, May 30, bringing to a close the political saga that started over a year ago when Dutch voters rejected the deal in a referendum. 49 837 269 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

референдум Polling stations open in Ukraine referendum in the Netherlands Today citizens of the Netherlands can vote for or against the ratification of an association agreement between the European Union and Ukraine. The first polling stations opened at 5:00 a.m. in Nijmegen and Castricum. Most others open at 7:30 a.m. and will be open until 9:00 p.m. local time. 49 596 269 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Referendum in the Netherlands

боинг mh17 Dutch Prosecutor's Office on flight MH-17: Investigators have enough evidence to determine the cause and identify perpetrators The investigators examining Malaysian Boeing MH-17 crash in the Donbas have enough evidence to identify the perpetrators. 71 156 268 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

танк,leopard The Netherlands and Denmark will not provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks - Welt According to the German newspaper Welt, the governments of the Netherlands and Denmark have announced that they will not supply Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. 23 811 256 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Amsterdam-Moscow relations to change following Russian ambassador’s visit to Dutch Foreign Ministry over MH17 probe, - Ukraine’s ambassador Horin The relations between Russia and the Netherlands will change and shift from the ambassadorial level after the Russian ambassador's visit to the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands. 34 726 251 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

безвизовый режим visa-free regime EC decision on visa liberalization for Ukrainians postponed until Association Agreement referendum in the Netherlands, - journalist The European Commission will submit legislative intention on the abolition of visas for Georgia to the EU Council next week. 41 016 239 Incidents

European leaders’ conclusions on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement ratification meeting Dutch voters’ requirements made public. FULL TEXT One of the outcomes of the EU Summit of Dec. 15 was the EU leaders’ conclusions that should pave way to ratification of the Association Agreement with Ukraine. 57 683 231 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

бук "бук-м1-2" Buk fragment found at MH17 crash site, - Dutch prosecution The MH17 investigation team found the “exhaust” of a BUK missile at the site of the crash in eastern Ukraine. 106 377 228 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

бук Buk missile that downed MH17 came to Donbas from Russia, - JIT. VIDEO Pro-Russian rebels are to be blamed for shooting down the Malaysian Boeing MH17 over the Donbas in July 2014. 128 710 226 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Gazprom’s Dutch assets attached to secure $2.6B settlement, - Naftohaz Gazprom’s Dutch assets attached to secure $2.6B settlement, - Naftohaz Last week, Naftohaz, Ukraine’s national oil and gas company, filed a petition for an attachment of Gazprom’s shares in its Dutch subsidiaries and any debts owed from these subsidiaries to Gazprom. These petitions were made to secure Naftohaz's right to payment of $2.6 billion by Gazprom pursuant to the arbitration award issued in February 2018. 43 470 224 Previously in trend: Gas War

украина соглашение ассоциация евросоюз Dutch parliament votes for Ukraine-EU treaty renegotiation MPs have narrowly voted in favour of giving the cabinet more time to find a solution for the Dutch ‘no’ vote in the recent referendum on the EU’s treaty with Ukraine. 97 525 216 World

Dozens of people responded to call for MH17 witnesses - De Telegraaf The government has received more than 300 responses to last week’s internationally distributed call for witnesses in the flight MH17 investigation. 45 229 208 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Speaker Hroisman on preliminary results of the Netherlands referendum: This is red flag. Ukraine needs to conduct error correction The Verkhovna Rada speaker Volodymyr Hroisman has commented on the results of the referendum in the Netherlands, stating they are a red flag for Ukraine. 25 692 208 Previously in trend: Referendum in the Netherlands

боинг mh17 International experts likely to confirm Buk missile was fired from separatist-held Ukraine and its launcher smuggled back to Russia, - The Guardian An international criminal investigation into the shooting down of flight MH17 is likely to conclude that the plane was downed by a Buk missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine and its launcher was smuggled back to Russia. 99 926 206 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Netherlands reaches agreement on three out of four issues on EU-Ukraine association deal, - UNIAN By now, three out of the four requirements have been agreed, in respect of which the Netherlands wants a legally binding declaration to be adopted to allow for the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. 56 703 205 Ukrainian Politics

Netherlands-based assets of Ukraine Netherlands-based assets of Ukraine's oligarch Akhmetov frozen by court A Dutch court has issued a provisional order to freeze the Netherlands-based companies of System Capital Management (SCM) - the flagship business group owned by Ukraine’s richest man - in connection with a long-running $820 million lawsuit. 16 745 199 Economics

Dutch Prime Minister Rutte urges Putin not to veto MH17 tribunal The Netherlands call on Russia not to veto the draft resolution on establishment of an international tribunal over MH17 passenger airliner crash in the Donbas. 22 044 198 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Dutch Prime Minister calls for UN tribunal on MH17 downing over Donbas Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte called Friday for the creation of an international tribunal to try those responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine last year. 17 401 191 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

EU accepts Dutch proposals on association agreement with Ukraine, awaits ratification The leaders of the European Union have agreed to the proposals voiced by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte aimed at unblocking the ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. 53 365 190 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

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