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Under a plan agreed by President Donald Trump and NATO chief Mark Rutte, the Netherlands will become the first European state to provide cash for Ukraine to buy US-made weapons.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brakelmann on Monday announced that his nation would contribute € 500 million ($ 576 million) to NATO’s priority Ukraine requirements list (PURL).
Brakelmann said that the funding will go to the Patriot system and missiles, which is a mobile surface-to-air interceptor.
Developed in the 1980s and still considered one of the most advanced air defense systems in the US, Patriot aircraft, strategic ballistic missiles and cruise missiles can thwart attacks.
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Last month during the White House meeting with NATO’s head Mark Rutte, President Trump promised that Europe would spend “billions” on Ukraine on American weapons for arm. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the cost of a new Patriot system and the missiles to go with it can be around $ 1.1 billion. The latest version of the missile is about $ 4 million one piece.
During the White House meeting with Rute last month, Trump promised that Europe would spend “billions” on Ukraine on American weapons for arm.
“Billions of dollars of military equipment are to be purchased from the United States, going to NATO … and it will be distributed quickly to the battlefield,” Trump said.
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Zelenksyy has pleaded for more Patriot systems and missiles than Europe and America. (Jens Button/Pool Reuters/File through Photo)
Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelancesi thanked the Netherlands for funding on X.
“Ukraine, and thus the whole of Europe, will be better preserved from Russian terror,” he wrote.
He said, “I am honestly grateful to the Netherlands for his sufficient contribution to strengthen Ukraine’s air shield,” he said.
Rute also thanked the Netherlands and encouraged other European NATO colleagues to follow the suit.
“This is about achieving Ukraine, which now needs to defend itself against Russian aggression,” he said in a statement.
After a Russian drone strike in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Zelansky says Nation needs Patriot missiles to prevent attacks. (Reuters/Sophia Gatilova)
“I have written to all NATO colleagues, urged them to contribute to this burden-distribution initiative, and I soon expect more important announcements from other colleagues.”
The Netherlands have emerged as one of the Ukraine’s top defense donors, since the onset of Russia’s full -scale invasion in 2022, it has been close to € 3 billion in military aid. Dutch support includes tanks, F -16 training and now, contributions towards strategic air defense platforms such as Patriot.
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After the New Trump-Nato agreement, Republican expressed disappointment with a assistance of about $ 128 billion, the US introduced Ukraine, arguing that Europe should bear a burden. At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has become fast impatient during Trump peace talks.
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