The Netherlands to provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense system and 2 million euros to investigate crimes of the Russian military
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The Netherlands, together with partners, will provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system, allocate 2 million euros for forensic research and identification of bodies, transfer a forensic laboratory to Ukraine and help return children abducted by Russia.
The Netherlands, together with partners, will provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot system to strengthen its air defense. This was announced during a joint briefing in Kyiv by the Dutch Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs Ruben Brekelmans and Casparo Veldkamp, UNN reports with reference to Radio Liberty.
Details
The Dutch delegation held a briefing together with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Today we discussed how this initiative will be implemented and the expected delivery time of this complex (Patriot - ed.) to Ukraine
He also said that the Netherlands has recently decided to purchase weapons from Ukrainian manufacturers.
In addition, Dutch Foreign Minister Casparo Veldkamp said that his country would allocate 2 million euros for forensic research and identification of the bodies.
We also plan to transfer a forensic laboratory to Ukraine. So that you have forensic capabilities closer to the front line to ensure justice for the families of all Ukrainians whose bodies are returned from the front
He also added that the Netherlands will help return the children abducted by Russia.
Addendum
This is the first time since the appointment of the new government that the Dutch Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense have made a foreign visit.
Casparo Veldkamp emphasized several times in his statement that this visit was intended to show the Netherlands' continued support for Ukraine.