Dutch to Supply Ukraine With €500 Million in Arms From US Reserves
Ukrainian servicemen of the 59th brigade mobile air defense unit fire an anti-aircraft autocannon towards a Russian drone from a sunflower field near Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on July 19.
Photographer: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Netherlands will contribute €500 million ($579 million) to Ukraine’s defense as part of a US initiative, making it the first NATO country to donate funds through the new program.
The funds will be given under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, agreed by US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in July. Under this program, NATO allies purchase military equipment from US reserves for Ukraine. The Netherlands is the first NATO ally to finance a full package, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement Monday.